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Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Other or denomination not established Livingston, Park County, Montana, USA · 2026

United States: former Montana pastor sentenced to 30 years for raping two sisters from his congregation

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

pastor, Livingston Church of God

Organization

Livingston Church of God

Spiritual nexus

Passmore was pastor of the Livingston Church of God, the congregation the victims' family attended; that church relationship was the access point for the abuse of the two sisters, then 12 and 13.

  • Pastoral or clerical authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

  1. 2026-02-06 · conviction and sentence

    District Court, Park County, Montana. Convicted of four felony sex crimes (one count of rape, three counts of sexual assault); sentenced to 34 years with five suspended for rape and 10 years with five suspended for each sexual-assault count, running concurrently, for an effective 30-year term.

Documented coercion mechanisms

  • family's church membership as the access relationship

Primary record

Sources

regional newspaper court reporting criminal disposition and nexus Billings Gazette, "Ex-pastor gets 30 years for sex crimes."

Court report naming Terence Passmore, confirming the four-count conviction, the 30-year effective sentence, and that the family attended the Livingston Church of God where he was pastor.

regional newspaper court reporting corroboration Billings Gazette, "Former Livingston minister accused of molestation faces criminal charges."

Earlier charging-stage report corroborating Passmore's identity and church role.

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