Jack Schaap
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Jack Schaap is an evangelical pastor and convicted child rapist.
Schaap was the son-in-law of the late evangelical preacher Jack Hyles, and succeeded him as head of the First Baptist Church of Hammond. In this capacity, Schaap was able to groom an underage girl during counseling sessions, eventually having sex with her. They began a sexual relationship, during which Schaap repeatedly moved the girl across state lines to escape arrest, but Schaap was eventually caught after texts between him and the girl were discovered. He was dismissed from his post, and later received 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful sexual activity with a minor.