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Green Bay Press-Gazette
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Hannah O’Brien
Green Bay Press-Gazette
A former Green Bay priest who was sentenced to 32 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child has been granted early release after serving eight years, a victim advocacy group says.
Donald Buzanowski had a motion hearing today in front of Brown County Circuit Court Judge William Atkinson. SNAP, Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests, said at a news conference Buzanowski could be released within a week.
Buzanowski’s release is part of a deal made between the prosecution and defense that aimed to prevent Buzanowski from appealing his sentence based on a technicality relating to statute of limitations in effect at the time of the crime, SNAP Midwest Director Peter Isely said today.
Buzanowski will serve eight years on probation and will remain on the sex offender registry, Isely said.
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