Former Priest Sentenced In Sexual Abuse
Forestville, Maryland --
A former Prince George's County priest who pleaded guilty last year to sexually abusing two children has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended.
As part of the sentence, Francis Benham, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised probation.
The 67-year-old must also refrain from contacting the two victims and anyone younger than 18.
Benham served as a priest at Holy Family Catholic Church in Forestville from 1975 to 1979. The victims, now adults, came forward last summer and accused Benham of sexually abusing them over a two-year period from 1977 to 1979.
Benham pleaded guilty in December to one charge of child abuse involving a then-ten-year-old boy and one count of sodomy involving a 15-year-old girl.
Read the article at ABC 7 News dated March 05, 2005
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A former Prince George's County priest who pleaded guilty last year to sexually abusing two children has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended.
As part of the sentence, Francis Benham, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised probation.
The 67-year-old must also refrain from contacting the two victims and anyone younger than 18.
Benham served as a priest at Holy Family Catholic Church in Forestville from 1975 to 1979. The victims, now adults, came forward last summer and accused Benham of sexually abusing them over a two-year period from 1977 to 1979.
Benham pleaded guilty in December to one charge of child abuse involving a then-ten-year-old boy and one count of sodomy involving a 15-year-old girl.
Read the article at ABC 7 News dated March 05, 2005
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