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SYDNEY — A former Glace Bay pastor will learn his sentence later this month after a Supreme Court justice reserved decision on Monday.
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After hearing sentencing arguments from prosecutor Christa MacKinnon and defence lawyer Nash Brogan, Justice Robin Gogan adjourned sentencing until March 12.
Robert Stewart Lawther, 62, of Reserve Street, was convicted in December on a single count of sexual interference involving a girl under the age of 15. A Supreme Court jury returned a not guilty verdict on two other similar counts involving two other female complainants.
MacKinnon has recommended a two-year jail sentence followed by a one-year period of probation. She is also seeking a DNA order, an order to register as a sex offender for 20 years and an order to prohibit Lawther from visiting places where children are likely to gather, including pools, parks and playgrounds.
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