Sunday, May 23, 2010
Priest Sentenced In Sex Abuse Case
KENTUCKY...
A former priest has been sentenced to prison for his role in a sex abuse case stemming from the 1980s. Rev. Joseph Muench was sentenced Friday in Frankfort. He received one year for unlawful imprisonment and one year for criminal intent to commit sexual abuse. Muench entered an Alford plea in March. He originally faced two counts of first degree sexual assault, but those were amended down. Three men made the allegations against Muench, sparking an internal investigation by the Diocese of Lexington. He was suspended in July 2009 from his duties at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary. The incidents in question happened when Muench was associate pastor at Good Shepherd in Frankfort between 1984 and 1986.
A former priest has been sentenced to prison for his role in a sex abuse case stemming from the 1980s. Rev. Joseph Muench was sentenced Friday in Frankfort. He received one year for unlawful imprisonment and one year for criminal intent to commit sexual abuse. Muench entered an Alford plea in March. He originally faced two counts of first degree sexual assault, but those were amended down. Three men made the allegations against Muench, sparking an internal investigation by the Diocese of Lexington. He was suspended in July 2009 from his duties at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary. The incidents in question happened when Muench was associate pastor at Good Shepherd in Frankfort between 1984 and 1986.
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