IOWA
WOWT
[with video]
Reporter: Gary Smollen
Email Address: sixonline@wowt.com
A former youth pastor, accused of sexual abuse of young men, is sentenced as his victims and their families watch.
Brent Girouex was given the maximum sentence, then it was suspended a move that upset many of his victims and their families.
Girouex entered the courtroom facing up to 17-years in prison but walked out with the very real possibility of never having to spend a day behind bars.
Judge Steensland suspended the prison time and opted for a lifetime of supervised probation.
Judge Greg Steensland says, “Can I put together a sentence that shows that not only do we care about your personal rehabilitation but we care about the message it sends to society and society needs to feel protected from you.”
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