Deacon Accused in Online Minor Sting | Annapolis News

Annapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

A Catholic deacon and former teacher in Harford County has been arrested after an undercover sting operation revealed he allegedly solicited a minor online, sending explicit images and expressing intent to meet. Partnering with Chris Hansen of “To Catch a Predator,” authorities charged 45-year-old Kenneth Goedeke with two counts of soliciting a minor. Once ordained in 2023 and previously honored for teaching excellence at Calvert Hall, Goedeke was suspended from ministry and removed from his deacon faculties by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which says his actions are unrelated to his church…