August 31, 2005

Priest faces life in prison

ST. LOUIS (MO)
Post-Dispatch

By Robert Patrick
Of the Post-Dispatch
08/31/2005

The Rev. Thomas Graham was found guilty of a decades-old sodomy charge by a St. Louis jury Wednesday afternoon, meaning the 71-year-old now faces up to life in prison.

When Circuit Judge Angela Turner Quigless read the verdict, Graham showed little response. Several of the group of Graham’s friends, family and parishioners that had been in court all week hung their heads.

The victim’s family cried and hugged each other.

Jurors deliberated a little over two hours before finding Graham guilty.

Posted by kshaw at August 31, 2005 05:59 PM