MISSOURI
ABC 17
Jessica Quick, Meteorologist & Digital Content Director, jessicaq@kmiz.com
BOONVILLE, Mo. –
A former Boonville priest appeared in Cooper County Court Tuesday afternoon for a hearing.
Gerald Howard pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible sodomy and one count of attempted forcible sodomy against minor children. One count of forcible sodomy and two counts of attempted forcible sodomy were dismissed.
Howard was sentenced to 12 years in prison on each charge to run concurrently.
The incidents happened between 1983 and 1986, according to court documents.
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) reported in a news release Monday that Father Howard worked at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville, and that the priest allegedly sexually assaulted at least 3 boys in Cooper County.
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