Plea Deal Calls for Sentence of 5-10 Years
ABC 12
October 23, 2006
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=local&id=4686874
Bay City (WJRT) - (10/23/06)-- It was an emotional morning in a Bay County courtroom where a former Catholic priest was sentenced for sexually abusing his nephews.
John Rabideau, 45, was sentenced to five to ten years in prison for molesting three of his nephews.
In a plea deal, Rabideau plead no contest to the charges.
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The abuse happened in several incidents from 1985 to 1987.
The three nephews all made victim impact statements in court and Rabideau also spoke.
"What happened to me was the least of the problems that came from the abuse. He abused three of my brothers, he destroyed my parents and their confidence as parents, he caused our extended family to break up," said Rabideau's nephew, Joseph LaFranboise.
"I would just like to say I'm sorry for all the shame this has caused my family," Rabideau said in his statement.
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