DALLAS (TX)
The Dallas Morning News
By Scott Goldstein / Reporter
sgoldstein@dallasnews.com
4:35 pm on May 18, 2012
John Fiala also faces sex assault charges in Edwards County.
UPDATE AT 4:35: The jury sentenced Fiala to 60 years in prison. He will be eligible for parole after 15 years.
UPDATE AT 11:45: In closing arguments, prosecutors asked for a life sentence for ex-priest John Fiala. Defense attorney Rex Gunter said anything more than 15 years would be a “travesty.”
Prosecutor Brandon Birmingham also asked jurors to assess a fine of $5,000.16. Fiala had agreed to pay $5,000 to have his sex abuse accuser killed. The abuse allegedly began when the boy was 16 years old.
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