Jon Paul Sheptock, 49, served as the worship minister at the First Montgomery Baptist Church in Texas before these shocking allegations came to light.

The Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Unit eventually caught up with the suspect while he was working at a local women’s prison where he served as a minister.

At a Donald Trump rally in January 2022, Sheptock was recruited to sing the national anthem before later posing with the president and his son for pictures.

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    It’s easy to say “Well, they shouldn’t have sent that in the first place”

    The fact that kids don’t make good decisions when placed in adult situations is exactly why we have laws to punish adults who exploit them.