By Kat De Maria
News 10 Now [New York]
June 4, 2007
http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=107752
The former Steuben County pastor who admitted to sexually abusing three young boys has been sentenced. David Troup will serve 12 years in prison for molesting twin boys and another boy over several months in 2005 and 2006.
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The judge acknowledged Troup has been working to rehabilitate himself following a guilty plea earlier this year. But, she said those actions came too late to mitigate the boys' pain and restore their lives and futures. Still, both lawyers said Troup's sentence was less than they expected.
"His liability here was 32 years total. I think the judge recognized at sentencing all of the things that he has done to try and rehabilitate himself," said Troup's lawyer, William Kelly.
"I have no quarrel with her decision. It was obviously less than I was looking for, but that's her job," said Steuben County District Attorney John Tunney.
Following his prison time, Troup will have to register as a level three sex offender.
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