John Byrum Dierenfeldt, who will turn 60 this week, was sentenced to 12–15 years in prison, the maximum available under the plea agreement, which called for running the two counts of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor concurrently.

https://oilcity.news/crime/2025/11/19/former-pastor-gets-12-15-years-in-prison-for-abuse-of-8-year-old-girls

Dierenfeldt claimed he was a victim of Satan for causing him to act out this way. His victims were 8 years old at the time of abuse. He pled guilty, taking a plea agreement.

His church was not identified so the denomination will not be tagged.