Ex-church volunteer sentenced to 60 years to life for sexually abusing boys

CALIFORNIA
Daily Pilot

By Jeremiah Dobruck
September 4, 2015

A former Sunday school volunteer was sentenced Friday to 60 years to life in prison for sexually abusing young boys, including some he met through churches in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.

Sending 51-year-old Christopher McKenzie to prison presumably for the rest of his life ensures he will not be able to hurt anyone else, Orange County Superior Court Judge Patrick Donahue said after handing down his decision.

Jurors convicted McKenzie in July of 20 felonies related to molesting five boys and trying to lure a sixth into sexual situations. The charges included lewd acts with a child under 14, possession of child pornography and using a minor for sex acts.

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