Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Michael Deckinga (42) of Dyer, Indiana, was sentenced to 180 months in prison, 15 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution to his victims after this Christian seminary official pleaded guilty to Distribution of Child Pornography.
Sinclair Lewis Was Right 100 Years Ago
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"Between 22 November 2024 and 14 May 2025, Christian seminary official Michael Deckinga distributed child pornography and admitted to accessing child sexual abuse material on Kik Messenger for approximately five years.
This self-proclaimed Christian with a wife and seven children lived an outwardly normal life in Dyer while working for Mid America Reformed Seminary for nearly a decade."