Illinois Priest Gets Seven Years On Molestation Charges

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

A former Catholic priest has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to molesting a boy more than two decades ago at an Evanston hotel. Kenneth Lewis, 62, entered the plea Thursday to a felony count of aggravated sexual abuse in a deal with Cook County prosecutors that saw other charges against him dropped, including predatory criminal sexual assault, court records show.

Lewis was living in South America at the time a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was taken into custody after flying to Atlanta in 2017. He will be required to register as a sex offender for life after his release. Lewis has faced an extensive history of sexual abuse allegations. As many as six victims have come forward with complaints against Lewis, and he was ordered to get treatment by church officials in 1994.

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Report: Former priest faces child sex assault charge: The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 56-year-old former priest from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kenneth Lewis, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in an Evanston hotel room in July 2001. https://t.co/NoYa1rdDHA pic.twitter.com/FY1WXhokaZ

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