A Hudson man was convicted of multiple sex charges involving a minor in Caldwell County.

Keith Douglas Church, 63, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to statutory sex offense and exploitation of a minor during Caldwell County Superior Court on Sept. 9, according to court documents.

Church was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years and eight months and a maximum of 25 years in prison, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

In February, Church was charged with multiple counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a child and third-degree sexual exploitation of a child. In March 2025, additional charges were filed, including taking indecent liberties with a child and first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, the sheriff’s office said.

Upon release from prison,

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