Former Christian school assistant principal and pastor convicted for having sex with a student
A former assistant principal from Union Grove Christian School in Davidson County has been sentenced to at least five years in prison for having sex with a student.
Jason Wesley Keller, 42, was convicted of six counts of felonious sexual offense with a student and two counts of taking indecent liberties with a student.
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He was given 12 to 15 months consecutive sentences for five counts of felony sexual offense with a student and 30 months of probation after he is released from prison for the remaining charges, according to Davidson County District Attorney Garry Frank.
Investigators with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office said Keller was a school administrator at Union Grove Christian School when he had sex with a 17-year-old student at least 10 times between August of 2008 and May of 2009.
Keller also served as a pastor at Freedom Family Church in Liberty and owned Grace Financial Services in Clemmons.
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He was originally charged in 2019 with 10 counts of sexual activity with a female student while he worked at Union Grove Christian School in Lexington.
Information previously provided by the Davidson County Sheriff’s office said the victim’s case was brought forward in 2009, but additional information provided by the now-adult victim led to Keller’s arrest.
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