PRINCETON (MN)
KSTP-TV [St. Paul MN]
May 13, 2026
By KSTP
A former Minnesota pastor will spend the rest of his life in jail for repeatedly sexually assaulting a child in Wisconsin.
According to authorities, Jeffrey Anthony Charles, 65, assaulted the victim at his cabin in the Town of Summit over five years, starting when the victim was three years old and ending when they were eight.
At the time, Charles was the pastor for Neighbors to Nations church in Princeton, Minnesota.
“This sentence sends an unmistakable message about the heinousness of this kind of criminal conduct,” Attorney General Josh Kaul said. “The victim is to be commended for the patience and bravery she demonstrated testifying about these crimes to a jury,” District Attorney Mark Fruehauf said.
In 1997 Charles was also convicted of third-degree sexual abuse in Iowa.