COLORADO
Courier & Press
Beth Smith
5:20 PM, Sep 19, 2014
A Colorado court on Friday sentenced a former Henderson youth minister to 20 years to life on sexual abuse charges.
John H. Brothers Jr., who also faces sexual abuse charges in Henderson, was convicted in Routt County, Colorado, in June on 16 counts of sexual assault on a child.
Routt County District Attorney Brett Barkey told The Gleaner Friday that prosecutors were disappointed in the sentence.
“Chief Deputy District Attorney Matt Karzen argued for a total sentence of 80 years to life in prison,” Barkey said. “He noted that the evidence at trial demonstrated that Mr. Brothers was a serial child predator who relentlessly manipulated children to satisfy his sexual desires.”
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.