PENNSYLVANIA
Metro
A Catholic priest from the Philadelphia area who pleaded guilty to child porn charges last year was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday.
Mark John Haynes, 56, a former priest at Saint Simon and Jude Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was arrested after federal investigators tracked child porn to a church computer — which he later destroyed in an attempt to conceal evidence.
He got two decades in prison after pleading guilty to child porn, destruction of evidence, and using the internet to entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct.
In 2010, Haynes created accounts for an imaginary 15 year-old-girl named Katie on social media websites including Facebook, Instagram, and dating sites.
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