UNITED STATES
The Freethinker (UK)
Former student priest, Joel Alexander Wright, above, has been sentenced to almost 16 years in prison for attempting to procure infant girls for sex.
Wright, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, was studying to be a Catholic priest at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus when he was arrested in January this year on federal charges. He was accused of trying to travel to Mexico to sexually assault infant girls.
Wright had faced a maximum sentence of life in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of attempted enticement of a minor. After entering the guilty plea, last Friday he received a sentence of 15 years, eight months.
Wright admitted in the plea agreement that he authored sexually explicit emails in which he described his desire to assault little girls aged three or under.
He also confessed that he placed ads on Craigslist Tijuana starting in November 2015, purporting to seek a tour guide. Upon being contacted, he confided that he wanted to:
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