Pastor Pleads Guilty to 15 Counts of Child Exploitation

(Walton County, Ga.) - The former pastor of Northgate Colonial Baptist Church in Camden pleaded guilty to 15 charges of sexual exploitation of children.

The Walton County District Attorney's Office said Friday that 42-year-old Kevin Ogle of Camden pleaded guilty Monday. He was sentenced to 20 years of probation, and five years behind bars.

Kershaw deputies arrested Ogle after they say he solicited what he believed to be a 14-year-old girl online. They say Ogle was communicating with "the girl" from November 20, 2006 to some time in February 2007. The person Ogle was actually communicating with online was a deputy from the Walton County Sheriff's Department.

Ogle was originally charged with 11 counts of sexual exploitation of children. Eric Crawford at the District Attorney's Office said Ogle negotiated a plea, where he confessed to more incidents. Crawford said Ogle was charged for each sexually-related video and chat he had with who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. Officials say he confessed to nine chats and six videos. Crawford said Ogle originally pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned on April 18, but when he came in for his plea on May 7, he pleaded guilty to the 15 charges.

The District Attorney's Office said Ogle filled out and consented to special probation for internet sex offenders. They say he has to register as a sex offender wherever he lives. He is not allowed to live near parks, schools or churches, and he is required to take an annual polygraph test. Officials say he cannot use the Internet for chat rooms, instant messaging, or visit any site of a sexual nature. Ogle is required to sent his usernames and passwords to his parole officer. He is also required to use filters on his computer at all times that track where he visits online.