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15 years in prison for priest convicted of abuse
01:47 GMT, 31 May 2014
01:47 GMT, 31 May 2014
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Catholic priest dying of cancer was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage boy at a church, with a judge saying it was time for the former clergyman to "face the consequences."James Schook, who sought several delays to his criminal case, glanced at his family members in the courtroom before being taken into custody Friday morning.Schook, 66, made no statements and did not testify during his April trial in Louisville.The trial had been repeatedly delayed after Schook was indicted on sex abuse charges in 2011. He had argued that he was too frail from late-stage skin cancer and on too many medications to stand trial.During the sentencing hearing, Schook's attorney, David Lambertus, urged the judge to keep Schook out of prison by allowing him to serve out his term on probation. Lambertus also asked if Schook could remain out of prison on bond while his case is appealed."It would make a joke of the appeal if Mr. Schook goes to prison, dies there and then an appeals court" finds an error in the criminal trial, Lambertus said.Jefferson County Circuit Judge Mitch Perry denied both requests, saying it was time for Schook to "face the consequences of his actions."Schook's accuser at trial said he was 13 when he began carrying on a yearslong sexual relationship with Schook at St. Rita Catholic Church in Louisville. He said the two would often meet in Schook's room in the rectory.Another alleged victim, Michael Stansbury, who also testified at the trial, said Friday that he was relieved to see Schook being led away to prison. Schook was charged with one count of abusing Stansbury at a different church in the 1970s, but the jury did not convict on that charge."It felt very good to see him finally led away into custody instead of always walking out of the courtroom," said Stansbury, who was the first alleged victim to come forward with allegations against Schook. "So that did give me a sigh of relief, it helps bring down the anxiety a little bit."The Associated Press does not typically identify victims of sexual abuse, but Stansbury has spoken publicly on several occasions about the alleged abuse.Stansbury said he has long since left the Catholic Church, but he said Friday he was encouraged by Pope Francis' recent announcement that he would meet with abuse victims at the Vatican. Francis declared that the church would have "zero tolerance" for clergy members who hurt children."I think it's a step in the right direction," Stansbury said. "I think he's going to do a much better job than what his (predecessor) did."Lambertus declined to comment outside the courtroom, but he expressed reservations to Perry during the hearing that Schook would not get the care he needed in prison.John Balliet, an assistant county prosecutor, said the state's prisons deal with lots of sick inmates."We think the prison system is up to the task and will take care of him," Balliet said.
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The attorney for corrections officer Gene Palmer says Palmer admits smuggling hamburger meat to inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt. However, he says he didn't know about tools hidden in the meat or the inmates' plan to escape. (June 25)
USA TODAYFBI agents help in the search for convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat on June 24, 2015, in Whippleville, N.Y.(Photo: Scott Olson, Getty Images)
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LINKEDINEMAILMOREA prison guard connected to the escape of two Upstate New York inmates has been arrested, New York State Police announced Wednesday night.Gene Palmer, 57, a corrections officer at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., was charged with promoting prison contraband, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct, according to the state police.Palmer was scheduled to be arraigned in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Town Court on Wednesday night.The arrest is in connection with the escape by murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat, who have
eluded a 19-day manhunt. Authorities say they may be armed, possibly with guns and ammunition stolen from unoccupied hunting cabins in the Adirondack Mountains, the New York State Police said Wednesday."We have, since Day 1, operated under the belief that these men are armed,"
Troop B Commander Maj. Charles Guess
at a news briefing. "They are they are cunning. Why wouldn't they try to arm themselves immediately upon escape?"CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShare
Searchers are focusing on an area around a seasonal cabin in Franklin County, New York where personal items believed to belong to the men were seized.
He would not confirm whether Matt and Sweat had a shotgun reportedly missing from a hunting camp on Black Cat Mountain, where clothing and DNA evidence indicated the killers had been Saturday.Guess noted that nearly every cabin or outbuilding in the so-called North Country "has one or more shotguns or weapons.""They put an inordinate amount of weapons and ammunition and other tools in these shared seasonal hunting camps and cabins," he .Few, however, keep an inventory of what's stockpiled.Guess said "a number of people cycle through these camps and cabins, and they do not have a definitive number of weapons, so they cannot tell us what's missing and what's not."Wednesday, more than 1,000 heavily armed officers were searching 75 square miles of rugged terrain.Searchers focused on an area around a seasonal cabin in Franklin County where boots and other personal items believed to belong to the men were seized. Guess would not discuss DNA testing done on items in the cabin but said searchers had "virtually 100% assurance" the men were in the area Saturday.Guess warned, however, there are no guarantees that Matt, 48, and Sweat, 35, were still in the primary search area."They could easily move 10 miles per day on trails if unimpeded," Guess said earlier Wednesday. He
also said at least two possible sightings by
residents since Saturday in the area about 20 miles west of the Clinton Correctional Facility — where Matt and Sweat fled — turned out to be false alarms.CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShare
Hundreds of searchers spurred on by fresh evidence methodically combed through heavy woods in far northern New York hoping to finally close in on two elusive murderers who escaped from a maximum-security prison. (June 23)
He said police have received more than 2,200 leads "and we have investigated each one."On Tuesday, Clinton County prosecutor Andrew Wylie said Matt and Sweat were aided in the escape by hacksaw blades and other tools passed to them inside frozen ground beef by prison tailor Joyce Mitchell.Wylie told WPTZ-TV that Mitchell, who has been charged with aiding the breakout, put the meat in a tailor shop refrigerator and asked Palmer to give the hamburger to Matt and Sweat.The men had been housed in a now defunct "honor block" that allowed them to cook their own meals.Palmer, who has worked at the prison for 27 years, was suspended with pay Friday. He told investigators he did not know that the meat contained contraband, Wylie said, and Mitchell has said she believes Palmer was not aware of the smuggled tools.His lawyer Andrew
Brockway earlier told the
that the meat delivery was "a one-time thing."The meat was in a Styrofoam package about
a foot long, 5 inches wide and 2 inches high. It was sealed in plastic wrap with no store sticker, Brockway said.Matt and Sweat fled the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on June 6 by cutting through a metal wall and some pipes and tunnels, and then crawling out of a manhole blocks outside the prison walls. It was the first escape from maximum security in the prison's 150 years.CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONEscaped inmate David Sweat caught near Canadian border | 0:42Escaped inmate David Sweat has been captured by police, according to law enforcement. Sweat, along with now-deceased Richard Matt, has been on the run since June 6th after escaping from the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
USA TODAY1 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONOfficer was alone when he shot, apprehended David Sweat | 1:52The manhunt is officially over as David Sweat was taken into police custody, thanks in large part to Sgt. Jay Cook. New York Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico says the escapees may have used pepper to throw police dogs off their scent.
VPC2 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONPolice: David Sweat could face hard time alone | 1:25With his escape partner killed, the surviving convicted murderer who pulled off an elaborate breakout from a maximum-security prison three weeks ago could have a tougher time on his own, police said Saturday. (June 27)
3 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONNew York residents relieved after inmate captured | 1:10The second of two convicted murderers who staged a brazen escape three weeks ago from a maximum-security prison in northern New York was shot and captured near the Canadian border on Sunday. (June 28)
4 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONNY prison break: 1 fugitive killed, the other on the run | 2:14An officer shot and killed New York prison escapee Richard Matt on the 21st day of an intense manhunt, officials said. The other escapee, David Sweat, is still on the run.
VPC5 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONSearch area for escapees narrows to 75 square miles | 1:06Searchers are focusing on an area around a seasonal cabin in Franklin County, New York where personal items believed to belong to the men were seized.
6 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONPrison guard arrested 'had no knowledge' of escape plan | 0:59The attorney for corrections officer Gene Palmer says Palmer admits smuggling hamburger meat to inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt. However, he says he didn't know about tools hidden in the meat or the inmates' plan to escape. (June 25)
USA TODAY7 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONManhunt for escaped prisoners heats up after possible sighting | 2:06Officals are searching for the two escaped convicted killers in Allegany County in New York after a &credible& tip suggesting possible sighting of the two killers.
VPC8 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONPrisoners' escape tools were smuggled in hamburger meat | 0:44The prison worker that conspired with murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat to escape from a New York prison, smuggled hacksaw blades and other tools inside ground beef, according to the district attorney.
USA TODAY9 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONEscaped NY inmates elude searchers combing woods | 1:00Hundreds of searchers spurred on by fresh evidence methodically combed through heavy woods in far northern New York hoping to finally close in on two elusive murderers who escaped from a maximum-security prison. (June 23)
10 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONManhunt for escaped killers shifts back to prison area | 0:45After aggressively following a lead in Friendship, New York in the search for escaped prisoners David Sweat and Richard Matt, authorities shifted their focus to a place near the Clinton Correctional Facility, where the murders escaped from on June 6.
VPC11 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONPolice: NY prison escapees' DNA found at cabin | 1:55The search for two New York prison escapees continues. Authorities say they found items belonging to the convicted killers in a hunting cabin in North Country. Boots, bloody socks and a jar of peanut butter were among the items left behind.
VPC12 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONReward for info on escaped inmates tops $100K | 2:09Police followed up on a tip from a witness who claims to have spotted two men matching the description of escapees David Sweat and Richard Matt. A $100,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the capture of these two men.
VPC13 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONNew York escapees possibly spotted | 0:46Police are investigating possible sightings of David Sweat and Richard Matt, the convicted killers who escaped from an upstate New York prison in early June.
Wochit14 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONSearch area for escaped killers expands | 1:04Authorities are widening the search area for Richard Matt and David Sweat, the convicted killers who escaped from a New York prison in early June.
15 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONPrison worker pleads not guilty to helping inmates escape | 1:09A defense lawyer has entered a not guilty plea for northern New York prison worker Joyce Mitchell who is accused of helping two killers escape last weekend. (June 12)
16 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONPrison worker arrested, accused of helping 2 escapees | 0:52A worker at an upstate New York maximum-security prison has been arrested on charges she helped two convicted killers escape, state police said Friday.
Wochit17 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONDA: Jail worker supplied contraband to escapees | 1:42A prison employee being questioned about her suspected role in the escape of two murderers provided them with contraband before they broke out, a prosecutor said. (June 12)
18 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONOfficials allege prison worker helped inmates escape | 1:08Officials allege prison worker Joyce Mitchell smuggled tools and a cell phone to escaped convicts Richard Matt and David Sweat.
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Newslook19 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONSearch for NY prison escapees enters sixth day | 2:34The search for two convicts who broke out of an upstate New York prison is now in its sixth day. Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton and Scarlet Fu have more on &Bloomberg Markets.&
Bloomberg20 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONOfficial: No credible threat that escaped inmates are in VT | 1:39Vermont officials give updates on two escaped prisoners, saying there is no &credible threat& that the two men are currently in the state.
VPC21 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONReports: Prison seamstress linked to escaped killers | 1:23A married prison seamstress is now at the center of reports surrounding the escape of two killers from a New York state prison. CNN reports the 51-year-old was supposed to drive the getaway car.
VPC22 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONEscaped inmate's son baffled by father's prison break | 1:37Nicholas Harris never had a relationship with his biological dad Richard Matt, one of the two inmates who escaped a New York state prison. Harris doesn't know much about the convicted killer, but he's sure of this: &I don't think he's coming here.&
VPC23 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONNY police say escaped inmates could be anywhere | 1:14New York law enforcement officials say they &are leaving no stone unturned& in the search for two convicted murderers who broke out of prison on Saturday. (June 7)
AP24 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONSearch continues for two New York prison escapees | 2:01Crime reporter weighs in on the massive manhunt for two murderers who escaped the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
25 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISONPrison escapees through history have been very creative | 1:57Take a look back at some of the most notable prison breaks throughout history, including the tools and creativity they used to make their escapes.
VPC26 of 27CLOSESkip in xEmbedxShareTWO MURDERERS ESCAPE UPSTATE N.Y. PRISON'The Shawshank Redemption' brought to life? Not quite | 1:45Many on social media and the news are comparing the recent prison break in New York to the plot of &The Shawshank Redemption.'
However, there are many fundamental differences when looking closer at the escape.
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Escaped inmate David Sweat caught near Canadian border
Officer was alone when he shot, apprehended David Sweat
Police: David Sweat could face hard time alone
New York residents relieved after inmate captured
NY prison break: 1 fugitive killed, the other on the run
Search area for escapees narrows to 75 square miles
Prison guard arrested 'had no knowledge' of escape plan
Manhunt for escaped prisoners heats up after possible sighting
Prisoners' escape tools were smuggled in hamburger meat
Escaped NY inmates elude searchers combing woods
Manhunt for escaped killers shifts back to prison area
Police: NY prison escapees' DNA found at cabin
Reward for info on escaped inmates tops $100K
New York escapees possibly spotted
Search area for escaped killers expands
Prison worker pleads not guilty to helping inmates escape
Prison worker arrested, accused of helping 2 escapees
DA: Jail worker supplied contraband to escapees
Officials allege prison worker helped inmates escape
Search for NY prison escapees enters sixth day
Official: No credible threat that escaped inmates are in VT
Reports: Prison seamstress linked to escaped killers
Escaped inmate's son baffled by father's prison break
NY police say escaped inmates could be anywhere
Search continues for two New York prison escapees
Prison escapees through history have been very creative
'The Shawshank Redemption' brought to life? Not quite
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