Former church music leader convicted of rape, sex abuse to spend life in prison

EUGENE (OR)
KVAL

November 17, 2020

A former music ministry leader at a Eugene church – who has been in custody since 2018 on accusations of raping a child under the age of 12 – will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

A jury found Edward Samuel Thompson of Eugene guilty after a week-long trial earlier this month.

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Former church music leader convicted of rape, sex abuse to spend life in prison

EUGENE (OR)
KVAL

November 17, 2020

A former music ministry leader at a Eugene church – who has been in custody since 2018 on accusations of raping a child under the age of 12 – will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

A jury found Edward Samuel Thompson of Eugene guilty after a week-long trial earlier this month.

Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.