UPDATE:: Indictment tacks seven new sex charges against Wayne County pastor_
An Alabama grand jury indicted a Wayne County pastor Thursday who admitted to sex crimes against children.
The indictment against Tommy Joe Newberry includes seven new charges related to enticing a minor child, sexual abuse, and sodomy.
There are a total of 11 charges against Newberry.
Officials said Newberry admitted to sexually abusing six victims in his congregation between the ages of 11 and 15.
Stringer said Newberry's case will be presented to a grand jury sometime in February.
Newberry was listed as the pastor at Red Creek Church of God in Buckatunna, according to the church's website.
Stringer said Newberry was also a director of a youth camp in Alabama.
Grand Jury to hear case involving Wayne County pastor accused of - WDAM-TV 7-News, Weather, Sports-Hattiesburg, MS
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