A former Springdale pastor was sentenced to ten years in prison Thursday.Timothy Lee Reddin, age 67, was arrested in August 2018, accused of Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor.Reddin pleaded guilty to and was sentenced to 10 years in prison with 25 years of supervised release as part of a plea deal. He was also ordered to pay a $1,900 fine.An undercover agent with the Department of Homeland Security says he was undercover online as a 14-year-old boy when he began talking to Reddin.He says Reddin attempted to meet him and perform sexual acts.A criminal complaint filed in federal court says Reddin talked about oral sex with the fictional boy, giving him pointers on having sex for the first time, and offered to teach him.In the complaint, the undercover investigator says Reddin sent pictures of naked male genitalia.Reddin was a pastor at Turner Street Baptist Church.Reddin is also a former faculty member of Ecclesia College.The college sent a statement to 40/29 News:"The safety of our students is our highest priority, and we are grateful to the officers who are tackling this type of threat to our young people in the Northwest Arkansas community. It is our normal practice to run background checks on all potential employees and volunteers that work for the College. However, we did not discover Mr. Reddin’s record until the media contacted us on Monday night regarding his recent arrest. We are taking appropriate action to determine the facts. In the meantime, he is not scheduled to teach going forward."The probable cause report also says Reddin was arrested and convicted in 2000 for possession of child pornography. He was sentenced to 27 months in prison, and three years supervised probation.

A former Springdale pastor was sentenced to ten years in prison Thursday.

Timothy Lee Reddin, age 67, was arrested in August 2018, accused of Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor.


Reddin pleaded guilty to and was sentenced to 10 years in prison with 25 years of supervised release as part of a plea deal. He was also ordered to pay a $1,900 fine.

An undercover agent with the Department of Homeland Security says he was undercover online as a 14-year-old boy when he began talking to Reddin.

He says Reddin attempted to meet him and perform sexual acts.

A criminal complaint filed in federal court says Reddin talked about oral sex with the fictional boy, giving him pointers on having sex for the first time, and offered to teach him.

In the complaint, the undercover investigator says Reddin sent pictures of naked male genitalia.

Reddin was a pastor at Turner Street Baptist Church.

Reddin is also a former faculty member of Ecclesia College.

The college sent a statement to 40/29 News:

"The safety of our students is our highest priority, and we are grateful to the officers who are tackling this type of threat to our young people in the Northwest Arkansas community. It is our normal practice to run background checks on all potential employees and volunteers that work for the College. However, we did not discover Mr. Reddin’s record until the media contacted us on Monday night regarding his recent arrest. We are taking appropriate action to determine the facts. In the meantime, he is not scheduled to teach going forward."

The probable cause report also says Reddin was arrested and convicted in 2000 for possession of child pornography. He was sentenced to 27 months in prison, and three years supervised probation.