Benton County, TN

A former pastor who once worked with youth in Oklahoma pleaded guilty to child exploitation in Memphis, Tenn.

A former pastor in Tennessee and Indiana faces up to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to federal child sex abuse charges, prosecutors said. Joshua Henley, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to producing, possessing and sending sex abuse material involving children and transporting a minor interstate to have sex, the U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis said.

Memphis, Tennessee- May 18,2022: Joshua Henley, 33, of Benton County, Tennessee, and Evansville, Indiana, pleaded guilty to an eight-count indictment in federal district court on Monday. Henley admitted that he produced child sexual abuse material involving three minors, transported a minor interstate with the intent to engage in sexual activity with the minor,

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former pastor in Tennessee and Indiana faces up to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to federal child sex abuse charges, prosecutors said. Joshua Henley, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to producing, possessing, and sending sex abuse material involving children and transporting a minor interstate to have sex, the U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis said.

Graphic sexual images and videos with young teens were among key evidence as a former Benton County pastor pleaded guilty to an eight count indictment on child exploitation. Josh Henley, 33, was convicted Monday in federal court on the charges.

BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - A former Memphis pastor and coach pleaded guilty to an eight-count indictment on child exploitation charges Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Joseph Murphy announced the conviction of 33-year-old Joshua Henley who admitted to producing child sexual abuse material involving three minors, transporting a minor from Tennessee to Indiana with the intent to engage in sexual activity, sending obscene videos and images to a minor and possessing and transporting child sex abuse materials.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WZTV) — According to court records, Joshua Henley, 33, formerly of Benton County, Tennessee, and Evansville, Indiana, pled guilty Monday in federal district court to an eight-count indictment, admitting that he produced child sexual abuse material involving three minors, transported a minor interstate with the intent to engage in sexual activity with the minor, sent obscene videos and images to a minor, and possessed and transported child sexual abuse material. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney, announced the conviction Tuesday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee pastor and girls’ basketball coach has pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges. Joshua Henley, 33, who has lived in Benton County, Tennessee, and Evansville, Indiana, is set to be sentenced in August after pleading to charges of producing sexual abuse material involving three minors, transporting a minor across state lines to engage in sexual activity, sending obscene videos and images to a minor, and possessing and transporting child sexual abuse material.

An apparent mix-up in published court documents has led to a change in the plea deal for the former Benton County youth pastor and volleyball coach charged with child sex crimes. As reported Monday by the Jackson Sun, Joshua Henley pleaded guilty in Federal Court to one count of sexual exploitation of children. ...