A 56-year-old priest was sentenced in federal court to life in prison for sex trafficking three victims in northern Ohio.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/priest-sentenced-life-prison-sex-trafficking-three-victims-northern-ohio

Compare to the one-year sentences priests in two recent cases in Michigan state court:

Former priest reinstates pleas to sex crimes, sentenced to prison

And:

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/former-michigan-priest-sentenced-for-criminal-sexual-misconduct/

I guess you can argue the facts are different, but there is a huge difference between one-year and life. And the age of the defendant argument drives me crazy–these old Michigan priests just didn’t get caught until late in the game and probably have many more victims than the 56-year-old “priest.”

I can’t believe the gaslighting involved in convincing victims a one-year sentence in cases like this is a “win.”

And check these two cases out (also the feds):

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-fbi-contractor-pleads-guilty-production-and-receipt-child-sexual-abuse-material (FBI CONTRACTOR).

and

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/registered-sex-offender-convicted-possessing-child-sexual-abuse-material (pending trial, Smelko downloaded more modified child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of child celebrities onto his phone).

Thanks to a reader for the links. And no, it never ends.