A former Jacksonville pastor, 81, who faced sexual battery charges avoided a possible life sentence Thursday after he took a negotiated plea deal.

A man linked to a Jacksonville church and charged with four counts of capital sexual battery was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences Wednesday.

The former pastor of the Jacksonville Assembly of the Body in Christ Church was released from jail Friday, and now is being treated in a medical facility.

Lawyers for Paul Dyal have asked for his sexual battery charges to be dismissed, because people who could provide evidence in his defense either have no memory of what happened, or are dead.

A trial date of Jan. 23, 2023, was set Wednesday for Paul Dyal, a former pastor of a Jacksonville church who’s charged with capital sexual battery.

A judge has denied a third request for a pretrial release of Paul Dyal, a former pastor of a Jacksonville church who’s charged with capital sexual battery.

For the third time, lawyers for Paul Dyal — the former pastor of a Jacksonville church who’s charged with capital sexual battery — tried on Thursday to convince a judge to set bond and conditions for his pretrial release.

Three men who face charges of sexual battery in what the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said was an investigation into “long-term sexual and physical abuse of minors” in a church are scheduled to appear before a judge.

A Jacksonville pastor accused of abusing children for decades was back in court on Tuesday.

An attorney representing Jacksonville church pastor Paul Dyal, who is facing two counts of sexual battery, has filed a new motion for a bond to be set, court records show.

Jerome Teschendorf appeared Thursday for arraignment on two counts of capital sexual battery on a child, and his lawyer entered a not guilty plea.

A judge on Wednesday denied a request for bond for a Jacksonville pastor accused of abusing children for decades.

A former member of a North Jacksonville church connected to a case involving more than 30 years of sexual abuse pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to two counts of sexual battery.

Paul Dyal, 78, is facing two counts of sexual battery on a child. When he appeared before a judge last month, he was ordered to be held without bond.

One of the survivors connected to an investigation into decades of abuse at a North Jacksonville church reported her attacker to Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ pastor Paul Dyal, who threatened her with family retaliation if the attacker was sent to jail, according to an arrest report obtained by News4JAX.

A Jacksonville pastor has been arrested and charged with capital sexual battery after a raid at his North Jacksonville church, sources told News4JAX.

Some of the women who say they were abused at a north Jacksonville church went back to the church campus Wednesday with their attorney to share their stories.

A woman who says she was sexually abused by a member of the Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ Church told the pastor of the church and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office more than a decade ago, an arrest warrant obtained by News4JAX shows.

Slowly more people are speaking out against the Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ Church – and its members.

News4JAX on Tuesday obtained the arrest warrant for Paul Dyal, a pastor who was arrested and charged with capital sexual battery following a raid at his North Jacksonville church.

News4JAX on Tuesday obtained the arrest warrant for Paul Dyal, a pastor who was arrested and charged with capital sexual battery following a raid at his North Jacksonville church.

Eight women say they are survivors of mental, physical and emotional abuse from people at the Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ Church.

Attorney Cynthia Crawford, representing survivors of sex assaults linked to Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ Church, said she is holding a news conference today.

One day after three men linked to a local church were arrested for child sexual abuse, News4JAX is learning more about the almost 20-year investigation.

The arrest of a Jacksonville pastor and two other men involved in the church is bringing to light child sexual abuse cases.

A Jacksonville pastor has been arrested and charged with capital sexual battery after a raid at his North Jacksonville church, sources told News4JAX.