ASHLAND, OH (WOWO) An Ohio pastor has pleaded guilty in a case involving a 13-year-old girl.
Jesse Santos, pastor of the Canton Seventh-day Adventist Church, entered a guilty plea this week to an amended charge of abduction. According to reporting from WOIO and Gray News, Santos was originally arrested in February 2025 and charged with kidnapping, two counts of gross sexual imposition, and endangering children.
The charges stem from an incident at River Run Campground in Loudonville, located in Ashland County. Police say the case involved a 13-year-old girl.
Santos appeared Thursday in Ashland County Common Pleas Court, where he entered the guilty plea. He is scheduled to be sentenced in March by Judge David Stimpert.
