Former youth pastor pleads guilty to molestation

The former youth pastor of a local church pled guilty Tuesday to child molestation, receiving a 15-year sentence.Bulloch County Superior Court Jude John R. Turner sentenced Douglas Randall Pope, 32, South Zetterower Avenue, to 15 years – five to serve, 10 years on probation, after he pled guilty to one count of child molestation and three counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, according to records at the Bulloch County Clerk’s Office.