Catawba man sentenced 20 years for ‘catfishing’ minor

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- A former Roanoke County youth pastor was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for posing as a teenager in an attempt to groom a 15-year-old girl.

Jacob Ryan Barnett, 35, of Catawba, will be on probation for five years following his release from prison.

Barnett previously entered a guilty plea to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor…

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