KENTUCKY
The Courier-Journal
Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal 5:07 p.m. EST November 3, 2014
Convicted sex offender Rev. James Schook will learn in December if he will be released early from prison on shock probation after serving six months of a 15-year sentence for molesting an altar boy in the 1970s.
Sixty-six-year-old Schook, who is dying of cancer, filed a request for shock probation, which allows offenders to be released after serving one to six months of their sentence.
“Mr. Schook now realizes the importance of obeying and conforming to the community’s rules,” defense attorney David Lambertus wrote in a motion filed in October.
Monday morning, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Mitch Perry set a shock probation hearing date for Dec. 19.
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