According to an email from the church’s elders to church members, Shiira was not part of the pastoral staff, “had no contact with children or students at Lakeshore Church,” and his role ended April 30. Shiira had also served at Lakeshore Church in New Orleans, helping to plan the order of worship. The school said Shiira had resigned a part-time staff position as a recruiter earlier, before any allegations had been made. If anyone has any information of this nature, we encourage you to notify the Dean of Students office at and Campus Police at. Currently, we have no evidence of any physical harm or sexual harassment pertaining to our campus population by Mr. We offered any assistance we might provide to complete the investigation. He said the school would “continue to cooperate with law enforcement,” and said they were grieved for and praying for “those who are often overlooked as victims of online sexual crimes.”Īccording to the NOBTS statement, “s soon as NOBTS was made aware of criminal online sexual misconduct allegations against Andrew Shiira, we were in complete cooperation with law enforcement and will continue to cooperate with them as requested. NOBTS President Jamie Dew said in the statement he was “shocked and grieved” at the news. While declining to discuss the specific degree, a seminary spokesman said Shiira had not met degree’s requirements and that it would not be conferred. Shiira would have earned a Master of Divinity. The statement also indicated that Shiira, who had been set to participate in commencement ceremonies Saturday (May 15), was no longer a student. NOBTS released a statement saying the seminary had provided “complete cooperation” to law enforcement officials. Andrew Shiira was being held at the Orleans Parish Prison on 10 counts of pornography involving juveniles. NEW ORLEANS (BP) – A student at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) was arrested today (May 13) on child pornography charges. I now have to pay for that for the rest of my life," he told the court.Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to add additional comments from elders at Lakeshore Church. Authorities said investigators from the Lake Superior Forensic Technology and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force downloaded known child pornography from Gronseth and used that information to obtain a search warrant for Gronseth's residence.Gronseth admitted to both possessing and producing child pornography, along with the repeated sexual assault of a child, authorities said.Judge George Glonek said at Friday’s sentencing that “this case and this situation involves the ultimate betrayal,” WDIO reported.A tearful Gronseth apologized for what he had done, WDIO reported."I ended up as the bad guy and I cannot change that for anything. Todd Charles Gronseth, 33, was arrested in May. I now have to pay for that for the rest of my life," he told the court.A Superior man was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision after being found guilty on seven counts including child sexual exploitation and first degree child sexual assault, WDIO-TV reported. "I ended up as the bad guy and I cannot change that for anything. A tearful Gronseth apologized for what he had done, WDIO reported.
Judge George Glonek said at Friday’s sentencing that “this case and this situation involves the ultimate betrayal,” WDIO reported.
Gronseth admitted to both possessing and producing child pornography, along with the repeated sexual assault of a child, authorities said.
Authorities said investigators from the Lake Superior Forensic Technology and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force downloaded known child pornography from Gronseth and used that information to obtain a search warrant for Gronseth's residence. A Superior man was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision after being found guilty on seven counts including child sexual exploitation and first degree child sexual assault, WDIO-TV reported.
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