Former youth pastor Lindsey Whiteside accused of sexual assaulting underage girl who was under her care Lindsey Whiteside, 26, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a child between May 14 and November 6, 2024, say officials.
Lindsey Whiteside, 26, from Starkville, was arrested on November 21 after she allegedly sexually assaulted a minor between May 14 and November 6, 2024, according to District Attorney Matthew Barton and DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office officials.
“We can confirm that the December Grand Jury of DeSoto County has indicted Lindsey Whiteside on the charge of sexual battery of a minor child by a person of trust or authority”, said DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton in a statement seen by the outlet.
Prior to the indictment, Whiteside worked at Getwell Church Hernando as a youth ministry leader and served as a basketball coach at DeSoto Central High School, just south of the Tennessee border.
In a 2022 clip from one of her sermons, Whiteside can be heard speaking of salvation from Jesus and how “he loves each of us, all people, all sins – he loves each of us so much that he took on that to save us from ourselves.”.
