Jeriah Mast, a former missionary for Christian Aid Ministries, is taken into custody after his sentencing at Holmes County Courthouse Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 in Millersburg, Ohio.
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A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has pleaded guilty to federal charges of sexually abusing two boys in Haiti. Authorities reached a plea agreement with 45-year-old Jeriah Mast and on Tuesday he admitted to the charges. The agreement could lead to a prison sentence of 25 to 33 years. Mast had previously confessed to molesting more than 30 boys in Haiti and four children in Ohio. He was arrested on federal charges last November after being released early from an Ohio state prison. Mast's case has highlighted broader issues of sexual abuse within conservative Anabaptist communities, including the Amish and Mennonites.
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