Canton pastor going to prison for crime involving 13-year-old girl

ASHLAND COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A Canton pastor will spend three years in prison for a crime involving a 13-year-old girl.

Jesse Santos was sentenced by Ashland County Court of Common Pleas Judge David Stimpert Thursday afternoon.

Santos, pastor of Canton Seventh-Day Adventist Church, was arrested in February 2025 and charged with kidnapping, two counts of gross sexual imposition, and endangering children.

In January, Santos entered a guilty plea to the amended charge of abduction…

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