HONESDALE, PA — Norman Theodore Faux, 55, of Lake Ariel, was sentenced on July 27 to 27 months to 180 months for incest with a minor and corruption of minors. Faux was ordered to pay for any victim counseling not to exceed $5,000. The Honorable Russell D. Shurtleff also found Faux to be a sexually violent predator pursuant to the Adam Walsh Act/Megan’s Law. Fuax must register his whereabouts along with other information with the Pennsylvania State Police for his lifetime.

Faux had sexual intercourse with the victim, who was less than 18 years of age.

Faux was a United Methodist pastor in Lake Ariel from 2008 to 2011. He also started the Lake Ariel Faith Fellowship, a non-denominational religious group. From 1986 to 2008 Faux served as a clergyman with the United Methodist Church in Chinchilla, Waverly, Scranton, Tremont, and Courtdale.

First assistant district attorney, Patrick L. Robinson, said, “The defendant perverted his role as a father and as a clergyman. His conduct was disgusting and despicable. He is an extremely manipulative individual. He blames everybody but himself for his outrageous activity. He is going to the state penitentiary where he belongs.”