MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former youth pastor and basketball coach Lindsey Whiteside is facing federal charges for allegedly transporting a minor across state lines to commit sex crimes.

The indictment, unsealed by a judge, accuses Whiteside of taking a minor from Tennessee to Mississippi and then to Georgia for the purpose of committing sex crimes.

Count One and Count Two accuse Whiteside of knowingly transporting an individual who was not 18 from Tennessee to Mississippi and from Mississippi to Georgia with the intent to engage in sexual activity in July of last year.

Count Three alleges from around May 2024 through November, Whiteside knowingly used a facility or means of interstate commerce, to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce a minor to engage in sexual activity.

State prosecutors say

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