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A former Coffeyville, Kan., pastor pleads no contest to rape charges.

The former Lewark Church of God pastor, 56-year-old William Keith Dodd, appeared in Montgomery County Court on Thursday, March 21. Dodd accepted a no contest plea to two counts of rape of a minor less than 14 years of age. Dodd could face up to 653 months in prison on each charge. According to court documents, Dodd raped a minor on at least two occasions between Jan. 1, 2023 and Sept. 11, 2023. The minor is believed to have been 12 or 13 during the incidents.

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. May 15 in Independence. The Coffeyville Police Department arrested Dodd on Sept. 12, 2023.