RUCKERSVILLE (VA)
CBS 19 [Tyler, TX]
September 2, 2025
A man facing multiple charges of sexual abuse involving a minor in Greene County has now pleaded guilty.
Rodney Locklear, the former pastor of the now-defunct Victory Church in Ruckersville, pleaded guilty to 12 charges in court on Tuesday.
He was initially facing charges of aggravated sexual battery of a minor and abduction with the intent to defile.
Those charges have been reduced to felony child endangerment and misdemeanor sexual abuse of a minor.
Locklear also pleaded to eight felony embezzlement charges for stealing money from the church he led.
He could face up to 100 years in prison, but the defense has asked for an active prison sentence of just 10 years.
Locklear remains out on bond pending his sentencing, which is scheduled for January.