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US Priest Given 10 Year Sentence For Sexual Abuse VOA News 22 Feb 2002 03:04 UTC 
A former priest in the U.S. state of Massachusetts has been given a maximum jail sentence of nine to 10 years for fondling a young boy a decade ago.
The judge in the case said the conduct of former priest John Geoghan was in her words "reprehensible" and that he posed a danger to other boys.
More than 100 people have accused him of sexual abuse, but this was the first sentence against him. He was barred from priesthood in 1998 amid the swirl of accusations after serving in Boston-area parishes for 30 years.
Preparations are underway for another trial against the former priest for a child rape alleged to have taken place in 1986.
Some information for this report provided by AP.
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