Suspended Bridgeport priest sentenced to 65 months in prison for operating a drug ring

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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB/AP) –
A suspended Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to 65 months in prison for operating a drug ring.

Monsignor Kevin Wallin faced a judge on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Hartford. He had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possessing and distributing methamphetamine.

As part of his 2013 guilty plea, the 63-year-old priest agreed to a possible prison sentence of 10 to 11 years. He asked for four years in prison and 500 hours of community service.

Prosecutors wanted at least a 10-year prison sentence.

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