By Associated Press - Friday, March 14, 2014

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A Fort Wayne pastor found guilty of two counts of felony child molesting has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

The Journal Gazette reports (https://bit.ly/1d1Umli ) James Burton was sentenced Friday. He was convicted of molesting a now-10-year-old girl between 2009 until early 2012 while he was pastor of Greater Faith Baptist Church.

The girl disclosed the abuse to a teacher at her school by a handwritten note.



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