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Triple-digit sentence for child molester

By Douglas A. Berman

In case anyone was concerned that only white-collar offenders received triple-digit sentences, this local story about a state sentencing of a child molester should provide a useful reality check.  Here are excerpts of note from the story: Receiving what could be one of the longest non-homicide sentencings in Bedford County history, Greg Allen Gibbs Sr., 32, was sentenced Monday to 120 to 240 years in prison for committing sexual offenses against children. Bedford County District Attorney William Higgins said he was "very happy" with Monday's sentencing. "This is a chance where the judge took advantage of an opportunity to take a child sex offender off the streets," Higgins said. Gibbs, formerly of Mercer, was found guilty of 29 charges in December after a two-day trial and two hours of deliberation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 27, 2010 (boomark / email).