CONNECTICUT
New Britain Herald
By LISA BACKUS
STAFF WRITER
NEW BRITAIN — The sentencing for a former Berlin priest who pleaded guilty to charges he engaged in ribald Facebook chats with male teenage parishioners has been postponed until August.
Michael Miller, once affectionately called “Father Michael” by parishioners of St. Paul’s Church in Berlin, is expected to serve five years in prison followed by 20 years probation as a sex offender when his sentencing is complete Aug. 15.
Miller was scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday but his attorney asked for a continuance to gather more information, according to court staff.
Miller’s activities came to light in June 2011 when the mother of a 13-year-old male parishioner reported to police that the priest, who was well known for showing up at accident scenes and volunteering at youth events, was chatting in a sexual manner on Facebook with her son.
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