Former pastor sentenced to 3 years in prison

COLUMBUS, Ind. (The Republic) — The former senior pastor of one of the largest congregations in Columbus was sentenced to three years in prison as part of his guilty plea to two felony counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Justin White, 38, who recently moved to Camby, was taken away by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department in handcuffs immediately after his sentencing Friday in Bartholomew Circuit Court.

White received a three-year prison sentence on one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and a four-year sentence on the second count, which was suspended. Judge Kelly Benjamin ruled White would be on probation for that four-year sentence, to be served after the prison sentence, and he could not haveWASHINGTON – A spokesman for the family of Seth Rich, the Democratic National Committee employee who was shot and killed in Washington last summer – a murder that remains unsolved – is condemning statements made by a private investigator hired to look into the mysterious death.

Brad Brauman, a professional Democratic crisis public-relations consultant, was put in touch with Rich's family in the days following his murder last July. Brauman made contact with the family through two friends who worked for the DNC.

Now he's responding to comments to WND by investigator Rod Wheeler, who told WND earlier that he was stunned when he learned a top DNC official had contacted Washington police and Rich's family demanding to know why Wheeler was inquiring about the death.

Wheeler's comments earlier also allegedly