CALIFORNIA
Daily Democrat
The Sacramento Bee reported Friday morning that former Woodland priest Uriel Ojeda was sentenced to eight years in state prison for molesting a teen-aged girl.
Father Ojeda was sentenced in a Sacramento County Superior Court. Ojeda had previously pleaded no contest to the crime.
According to the Bee, Ojeda said at his sentencing that “”My actions were those of a weak and sinful man.
The victim and her family submitted written statements, calling Ojeda a coward who betrayed their trust, the Bee reported.
“I know I did the right thing,” the victim wrote. “I told.”
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