(Read in a shrill, twangy female voice) Update! Update! UPDAAAAAATE!!!
Lindsey Whiteside's trial in federal court has been postponed until August 3 due to a reported heart condition.A federal grand jury indicted Whiteside for transporting a minor across state lines for sexual purposes in October.
Whiteside was a youth pastor at Getwell Church in Desoto County. The victim was a 16 year old girl who came to her for counseling. Whiteside groomed the victim and had sex with her for over six months. State prosecutors presented 64,000 text messages between the pair.
Whiteside pleaded guilty in Desoto County Circuit Court to Sexual Battery of a Minor in October. The victim testified against Whiteside at sentencing. However, Special Circuit Judge Andrew Howorth sentenced the defendant to three years of house arrest on October 13 even though the Mississippi Code expressly prohibits house arrest for sexual crimes. The sentence sparked much outrage across Mississippi.
The Justice Department stepped in and obtained the federal indictment on October 22. 2025. Magistrate Jane Virden set Whiteside's bond at $60,000 and denied the Justice Department's request for detention. Prosecutors appealed to Judge Brown, filing a motion for revocation. U.S. District Judge Debra Brown agreed with the prosecution and revoked Whiteside's bond on November 13, 2025. Earlier post with thorough coverage of hearing.
The defendant filed a motion for continuance on April 22. The motion stated:
Counsel for the Defendant submits the plea deadline in this cause is currently set for May 11, 2026 with a trial date of June 1, 2026. Counsel for the Defendant requests additional time to confer with the Government and determine the necessity of a trial. In addition to the reasons set forth above, the Defendant has recently been hospitalized while incarcerated with complications from a heart condition that predates her incarceration. As a result of the hospitalization, the Defendant recently underwent a heart ablation to treat her heart rhythm disorders.
Judge Brown granted the continuance Monday:
ORDER granting [42] Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial Date, Plea Deadline and all pretrial motion deadlines as to Lindsey Aldy Whiteside (1). Non-Dispositive Motions due by 6/29/2026. Dispositive Motions due by 7/6/2026. Plea Agreement and Motions-in-Limine due by 7/13/2026. MVD Jury Trial reset for 8/3/2026 10:30 AM in Greenville Courtroom 1 before District Judge Debra M. Brown.
Whiteside currently resides at the Lafayette County Detention Center.
Earlier Posts
It's not over. Feds indict Whiteside.
D.A. wants to let the sunshine in.
Was child-rapist's sentence illegal?
Support or not support? We report, you decide.
7 comments:
To do this right don't you need a guy wearing his plum smugglers yelling Update update in the video too?
Was poking some fun at a TikToker covering this case. She is pretty funny
Farese will advise her up to and including open heart, quadruple bypass surgery to get a compassionate release because his case is so anorexic.
Heart condition. Right.
Is a "sinking heart" a legitimate medical diagnosis?
Sounds like A Fib. Where you getting all of this open heart, quadruple bypass surgery stuff from. Many folks have and live normal lives with A Fib. Just a legal ploy.
Isn't Whiteside in federal custody? If so, it's probably much harder play games than when a person is in state or local custody, or out on bond.
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