GREEN BAY, WI- A 40-year-old former Pastor in Green Bay pled guilty to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Cory J. Herthel will receive a federal prison sentence of at least 15 years when he is sentenced on December 4, 2023. He will also be required to register as a sexual offender under state and federal law.
According to a plea agreement filed in the case, in May of 2023, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was contacted by the church where Herthel was employed as a pastor regarding information it had obtained indicating that Herthel possibly had been involved in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a minor living in Venezuela. Herthel acknowledged knowing the minor from a mission trip he had taken to Ecuador, where he met the child begging on the streets.
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