CHICAGO (IL)
Sun Times
Dec 13, 2019
By Robert Herguth
One of the more prolific and unrepentant predator priests in the Chicago area has been released from custody after 17 years in prison.
Former Catholic priest Vincent McCaffrey gained his freedom months earlier than his previously scheduled release because of a federal law signed last year by President Donald Trump that cuts inmates an additional break if they behave behind bars.
McCaffrey, who admitted sexually abusing so many boys that he lost count, pleaded guilty in 2002 to receipt and possession of child pornography. He was sentenced by a federal judge in 2003 to 20 years in prison.
Originally slated for release Nov. 18, McCaffrey instead was freed July 19 “in accordance with the revised good-conduct-time provisions provided in the First Step Act,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
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