It is so hilarious that this is actually real. This guy has to be the absolute creepiest preacher ever, and that's saying a lot. One of the strangest things I've ever seen.
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The former pastor of a northwest Indiana megachurch on Wednesday was sentenced to 12 years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old parishioner.
Schaap reportedly "groomed" the girl through counseling sessions and had sex with her many times -- including during trips to a Michigan cabin, a Crete, Ill. vacation home and in his office during a youth conference, according to Chicago magazine, which ran a detailed feature on the pastor last year. Schaap also reportedly texted the girl often -- as many as 662 times in one month.
In letters written to the court, the girl said the former pastor "told me to confide in him, to trust him, and he made me feel safe and comfortable around him as a man of God. … (Schaap) preyed on that trust and my vulnerability," the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Schaap's inappropriate relationship with the teen was reportedly discovered when a church deacon saw on Schaap's cellphone a picture of Schaap and the teenager kissing.
The ex-pastor -- long known for his fiery sermons -- previously pleaded guilty to the federal charge of taking a minor across state lines with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
Schaap and his wife Cindy, the daughter of a beloved former pastor, have been married for more than 30 years and have two children. Schaap had made a career writing advice books about dating in addition to overseeing the megachurch, one of the nation's largest.