DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. -- A DeSoto County Schools board member is responding after the district attorney called for her resignation after a former youth minister was sentenced Monday for sexual battery.

Lindsey Whiteside, a former youth minister, pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a minor and managed to avoid prison on Monday.

Monday, a judge sentenced Whiteside to three years on house arrest and seven years of supervision. • Lindsey Whiteside in court • Lindsey Whiteside

Michele Henley said the following on social media:

"Over the past few days, there has been considerable discussion on social media regarding my character and involvement in a recent matter. I would like to take a moment to share the facts directly.

First, I wrote a letter describing a personal interaction I had wi

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