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Christopher Cole

Update: RUSTBURG — A Campbell County jury found a former youth pastor guilty Wednesday of electronic solicitation and indecent liberties with a child.

Jurors called for a total of six years in prison for Major Lance Hillman, 23, of Lynchburg, after convicting him on two felony counts in a day-long trial.

Prosecutors sought a maximum prison sentence of 40 years for Hillman, with Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Jason Todd calling him “predatory.”

It took the jury of eight women and four men about 45 minutes to return guilty verdicts on both counts.