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Ex-Lubbock Youth Pastor Sentenced to 40 Years for Abuse of Teens

A former Lubbock youth pastor was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two teenage girls, closing a case investigators say involved years of manipulation and abuse.

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