Former Arizona Church Pastor Sentenced to Prison After Pleading Guilty to Sexually Abusing a Minor

A former pastor from Mesa has been sentenced to prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor, court records show.

Stanley D. Jay, 62, was sentenced last month in Maricopa County Superior Court to seven years in prison for misconduct that apparently took place while the defendant was a pastor at Worship Life Center.

Jay was taken into custody after a teen girl told Mesa police the pastor had inappropriately touched her and asked to see nude pictures of her, records show.

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