TX Pastor David DeFor Sentenced for Bilking Elderly Woman

An Austin pastor accused of bilking an 82-year-old woman with dementia out of more than $40,000 has been ordered to pay $17,000 restitution and placed on 10 years probation.

The Rev. David Vernon DeFor had been charged in June 2013 with four felony counts of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. He pleaded guilty in June 2014 to one of the counts; in exchange for the plea, the other three were dismissed.

 

The sentence was handed down Friday in Mower County District Court. District Court Judge Bernard Borene also ordered DeFor to complete 80 hours of community work service.
 

DeFor, 70, is a pastor at Austin Church of Christ (Christian). He and the victim initially became friends while serving on the Salvation Army Board together about seven years ago, according to the court complaint. DeFor was granted power of attorney for the victim on July 27, 2010.

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