Local pastor in jail on charges of sexual violations with minor
Mitchell Conte, 40
Accused of illegal sexual behavior with minors
Lincoln City Police report that they’ve arrested a local church pastor on charges that he recruited and engaged in illicit sexual activity with a minor.
According to investigators Conte was charged with contributing to sexual abuse of a child, online (internet) sexual abuse, luring a minor, second degree sex abuse and two counts of sodomy.
Conte’s bail was set at just under $300,000. Conte remains in the Lincoln County Jail in Newport awaiting further court proceedings.
