Former Giles preacher sentenced for sexual abuse
Roger Keith Holcomb a 53 year old former pastor of the Church of God in Pembroke Virginia was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison and 20 years of supervised release after a Giles County jury convicted him on two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of taking indecent liberties with a minor The victim now seven and the mother of the child asked for the maximum recommended sentence during the sentencing phase and Holcomb faced potential further appellate options from his attorney and the court while the judge noted Blakely implications in determining the term