After Mississippi youth pastor in her mid-20s sexually assaulted a younger girl in her teens, the local district attorney wanted to throw the book at her. DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said he had sought the maximum 30-year sentence for Lindsey Whiteside, who previously served as the youth pastor at Getwell Church in Hernando, Mississippi. Instead, Lafayette County Southern District Justice Court Judge Andrew Howorth sentenced Whiteside to 10 years under court supervision wi...
