CALIFORNIA
Modesto Bee
By Andy Furillo and Cynthia Hubert — afurillo@sacbee.com
A Sacramento Superior Court judge today sentenced a Catholic priest to eight years in state prison for molesting a teenaged girl.
Father Uriel Ojeda, who pleaded no contest to the crime, made his first public statements on the issue prior to the sentencing.
“My actions were those of a weak and sinful man,” he said. The victim and her family submitted written statements, calling Ojeda a coward who betrayed their trust.
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