OHIO/CANADA
Columbus Dispatch
By JoAnne Viviano
The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday September 4, 2013
A priest who once worked in central Ohio was sentenced in Canada today to serve two months under house arrest on a conviction of sexually touching a teenager in British Columbia.
The Rev. Phil Jacobs, 63, then must spend three months under court supervision, which will include a curfew and limited outings, defense attorney Chris Considine said.
He will be on probation for two years after that, Considine said, and must meet criteria that include 50 hours of community service, counseling, limited contact with young people and registering as a sex offender.
Jacobs was found guilty in February of sexually touching a person between the ages of 14 and 18. The Saanich News reported that Justice J. Miriam Gropper said he could avoid jail time because he is a low to moderate risk to reoffend.
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