ALABAMA
WAAY
Rachel Keith rkeith@waaytv.com
According to court documents, a former Lauderdale County youth minister was sentenced to 2 years in prison for child molestation Wednesday.
As part of a plea agreement, 79-year-old Oliver Brazelle received a 10 year split sentence, but will only serve 2 years behind bars. His sentence will be reviewed by a judge after 2 years to determine if he will be released.
Brazelle was arrested and charged with sexual abuse in January. He was the youth and music minister at the Sheffield First United Methodist Church.
In August, Brazelle pled guilty to a lesser offense of child molestation and luring a child in order to perform or to propose sexual acts.
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