WASHINGTON
The Columbian
By Laura McVicker
Columbian Staff Reporter
A former Bible camp counselor was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in prison for sexually abusing two children he knew through church.
Michael Scott Norris’ sentencing in Clark County Superior Court has been a long time coming. The Vancouver man, 46, was jailed in August 2006 on the sex abuse allegations, but his case remained in limbo for years over an evidence dispute.
In addition, Clark County prosecutors had to wait until federal prosecutors completed their child pornography case this spring against Norris.
On Tuesday, Judge John Wulle imposed the maximum sentence for Norris, noting how disturbing the case has been. “The cruelty you have shown these children … just boggles the mind,” Wulle said.
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