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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A Huber Heights priest who stole from his own church was sentenced in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
Former St. Peter Pastor Father Earl Simone was sentenced for aggravated theft Wednesday afternoon in Judge Dennis Langer’s courtroom.
In March, Simone took a plea deal, admitting he stole more than one million dollars from St. Peter Catholic Church over a more than 20 year period. As part of a plea deal, Simone will spend five years in prison and will have to pay back $1.9 million to the church.
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