Plea negotiations continue for a former Kingsport preacher accused of soliciting statutory rape. 55 year old Anthony Michael Adinolfi is charged with solicitation of statutory rape by a an authority figure. He is said to have sent sexually explicit text messages to a teenage girl. Attorney Wayne Culbertson had initially told the court that negotiations should be complete by July 27th. An extension has been granted until September 14th. Adinolfi is the former pastor of The Church Of Jesus Christ on Bloomingdale Road. (bg)