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BY JAMI SEYMORE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH 2016
LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — Otis Holland, the former pastor convicted of raping young girls in his congregation, was sentenced in a Las Vegas courtroom this afternoon.
Just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Judge Stefany Miley sentenced Holland to life in prison with the possibility of parole on multiple charges of sexual assault and lewdness with minors.
Holland was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 25 years for 14 counts of sexual assault with a minor under 16 years of age. Counts 1-10 will run concurrently with each other, count 11 will run consecutively with counts 1-10, and counts 12-14 will run concurrently with the previous counts. He was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 10 years served for one count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14, which will run consecutively with the previous counts.
Sentences for both charges — sexual assault and lewdness — were combined for a total of life with eligibility for parole after a minimum of 60 years served.
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