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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A former Clarksville police officer and pastor pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman.
61-year-old Charles Denton worked for the Clarksville Police Department for 32 years before retiring in 2008. He is an associate pastor at Bethel Baptist church in Cunningham, Tn.
According to an indictment, Denton was charged with sexually abusing the victim between June 2012 and August 2012, knowing that she was mentally incapacitated. He was originally charged with two counts of rape but pleaded guilty to an amended count of sexual battery.
Court records state that Denton will serve three years of probation and register as a Tennessee Sex Offender for 10 years.