PENNSYLVANIA
The Intelligencer
By Christian Menno, staff writer
A former priest with ties to Bucks and Montgomery counties was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 20 years in prison for child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Mark Haynes, 56, of West Chester, pleaded guilty June 8 to a variety of charges including using the internet to entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct, transferring of obscene material to a minor and distribution and possession of child pornography.
Haynes was ordained in 1985 and served in a number of area pastoral assignments including Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Doylestown (1989-1991), Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster (1990-1991), Saint John of the Cross in Roslyn (1991-1994) and Our Lady of Good Counsel in Upper Southampton (1994-2000), according to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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