People v. Tidwell

Defendant, who at the time of his arrest was the pastor of a church in Long Beach, pleaded guilty to a charge of statutory rape of a 17-year-old girl, Patsy, who was, at the time of the commission of the offense, a member of the church of which defendant was then pastor in Turlock. The arrest ivas made on Friday evening, November 24, 1950, at which time defendant was taken to the Los Angeles jail where he was interviewed and then detained overnight. At that time he first denied the charge, but a few minutes later admitted that he had had sexual intercourse with Patsy on several occasions. The…