A Bible Baptist Church youth pastor pleaded guilty Friday morning to having a sexual relationship with a teenager in 2008.

David Duffett, 47, pleaded guilty to felony attempted second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, a reduced charge from felony second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, in exchange for a sentence of 12 years with six years suspended and 15 years of probation.

The abuse occurred between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2008, when Duffett was 29- and 30-years-old according to court records.

The victim attended Bible Baptist Church of Fairbanks and was 15 years old when Duffett began a relationship with her in 2008. The relationship turned sexual after she turned 16. The two stopped their relationship after the girl’s family learned of it. Duffett admitted to Alaska State Troopers i

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