Randy Strong’s Conviction Upheld
Conviction upheld: Randy Strong, 56, former youth pastor, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Fenton, Michigan; director, Genesee Catholic Consortium Young Adult and Campus Ministry for the Catholic Diocese of Lansing; director, Newman Center, meeting place for young Catholics; member, Knights of Columbus Council #8500; member, Ancient Order of the Hibernians; former employee, FEMA and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Convicted in August, 2009, of one count of repeatedly sexually molesting a 10-year-old boy, in whose family home he was living, Strong was sentenced to one year in jail and five years’ probation. He was denied a new trial February 10, 2011. Story: Conservative Babylon, August 17, 2009; Conservative Babylon, October 21, 2009; WHMI, February 11, 2011; People of the State of Michigan v. Randy William Strong, February 10, 2011