WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Wichita youth pastor has pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old girl while he worked at Word of Life Church.

48-year-old Chauncey Walker also served as a teacher and girls soccer coach at Word of Life when the abuse happened between 2012 and 2013. Investigators say he had sex with the girl at his home, his car, different hotels and in the church’s youth building.
Walker pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated indecent solicitation of a child. In exchange, other felony counts were dropped.
He’s expected to get nearly 8 years in prison when he’s sentenced Aug. 9, but a judge could sentence him to up to nearly 24 years.
The victim in Walker’s case has filed a lawsuit against the church and its senior minister, seeking damages of more than $575,000.