CORPUS CHRISTI (TX)
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
March 1, 2018
By Eleanor Dearman
A former South Texas Catholic priest, convicted Wednesday of raping a 13-year-old girl less than a decade ago, will likely spend the rest of his days behind bars.
A Bee County jury sentenced Stephen Tarleton Dougherty to 60 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault Thursday, prosecutor Terry Breen confirmed. The trial began Feb. 20, he said.
He’s eligible for parole after half that sentence is served and must pay a $10,000 fine. The maximum punishment in the case was 99 years or life.
Dougherty, 61, was indicted in Bee County in June 2016.
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