HERNANDO, Miss. - There will be no immediate jail time for a female youth pastor who admitted to the sexual battery of a teenager who attended her church.

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Lindsay Whiteside's case first came to light in November 2024. Monday, the former youth pastor for Getwell Church - Hernando pleaded guilty to a single count of sexual battery, a charge that could mean up to 30 years in prison.

But Whiteside left the DeSoto County Courthouse sentenced to a decade of supervised release, beginning with three years of house arrest, virtually the complete opposite of the sentence sought by DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton.

"We, the State of Mississippi, and frankly, I am extremely disappointed," Barton said. "The se

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