St. John Fisher Priest Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Possessing Pornographic Images of Children

The Rev. Bartley Sorensen, who led the Churchill parish, was also fined $25,000.

A suspended Catholic priest once assigned to St. Anne Church in Castle Shannon was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for violating federal child sexual exploitation laws. U.S. District Judge Alan N. Bloch sentenced Bartley Sorensen, 63, to serve 97 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for receiving and possessing thousands of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Sorensen was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine, according to U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton. On Dec. 9, 2011, a parish employee observed Sorensen viewing an image on the screen of his computer of a young boy wearing nothing but a shirt. The employee promptly reported what she observed to the Catholic Child Abuse Hotline. …

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Week in Review: Dormont Elementary Fire, Deck the House, and Win Tickets to "The Nutcracker"

Miss something? No sweat. Here's the Week in Review, Dec. 3 to Dec. 7.

Busy week? No downtime? Missed the news? Don't sweat it. Here's a list of this week's top stories from Dormont-Brookline Patch, so you can catch up on the goods. Got your own news to share? Add your organization's events to our Event Calendar. Share your wedding, baby or graduation news in our Announcements section and, while you're at it, upload your photos to our Pics & Clips Gallery. We'd love to hear from you! This week on Dormont-Brookline Patch: Fire Does $25,000 Damage at Dormont Elementary Dormont Man Used Neighbor's Internet Router to Share Child Porn Pittsburgh Penguins Donate to Keystone Oaks Schools Dormont Approves 2013 Budget Dormont to Hold Special Meeting on #1 Cochran Plan Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a …

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Dormont Man Used Neighbor's Internet Router to Share Child Porn

A Dormont man has pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal child sexual exploitation laws.

Dormont Man Used Neighbor's Internet Router to Share Child Porn

A Dormont man has pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal child sexual exploitation laws.

A Dormont man pleaded guilty in federal court Dec. 5 to a charge of violating federal child sexual exploitation laws, according to a release issued by United States Attorney David J. Hickton. Richard Stanley, 33, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti to possessing images of child pornography. According to the release, Stanley used a neighbor's unsecured wireless internet router between Nov. 11, 2010 and Jan. 19, 2011 to share the pornographic images on the internet. Sentencing has been scheduled for March 28, 2013, at 10 a.m. Stanley could face a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. The Pennsylvania State Police conducted the investigation leading to the conviction …

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Ed M

3:07 pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012

This could happen anywhere Robert! Even in USC! And where is dormon?   more ›