Former Youth Pastor Convicted of Child Sex Crimes

Thaddeus Steven MacMoranCHARLOTTE, N.C. – Thaddeus Stephen MacMoran, 27, was tried in Mecklenburg County Superior Court for 1) statutory sex offense of a person 13, 14 or 15 years old, 2) crime against nature, and 3) four counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. Today, after a three-day trial, the jury returned verdicts of guilty on all counts.

The Honorable Forrest D. Bridges, Superior Court Judge, sentenced MacMoran to 222-276 months in prison. Judge Bridges also ordered that, upon his release from prison, MacMoran must register as a sex offender and enroll in satellite-based monitoring for the rest of his life.

MacMoran met the victim at a church where MacMoran was serving as a youth pastor.

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