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	Man, 82, Gets 90-Year Prison Term in Sex Case in Louisa By Reed Williams WSLS November 22, 2010 http://www2.wsls.com/news/2010/nov/22/louigat22-ar-670344/ Louisa, Va. -- A Louisa County judge today sentenced an 82-year-old former pastor to 90 years in prison for three counts of soliciting sex with a minor. A jury in August found Irvin "Pete" Baldwin of Mechanicsville guilty of the three charges and recommended the 90-year prison term -- 30 years for each count. That is the maximum allowed under the law for each solicitation charge. Authorities say the three crimes occurred in 2009 -- on Nov. 23, Nov. 30 and Dec. 4. Authorities say Baldwin communicated over the Internet with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl but who actually was a Louisa investigator. Baldwin was arrested last December after traveling to Louisa to meet the girl. Louisa Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Rusty McGuire has said he argued for a substantial sentence in part because of Baldwin's history as a pastor and a Sunday school teacher. For more on this story, see tomorrow's Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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