CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A former South Texas Catholic priest, convicted 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.
Dougherty, 61, was indicted in Bee County in June 2016.
The victim, who is now an adult, said Dougherty raped her in December 2011 at her grandparents’ Beeville-area home. She told police about the assault after a counselor persuaded her to.
After that indictment, a lawsuit was filed 2016 in Nueces County against the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Dougherty and the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. They stand accused of not doing enough to protect the victim.
Source : usatoday
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