Preacher Pleads Guilty To Sodomizing Boys For Over 10 Years, But Will Serve No Time

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Preacher pleads guilty to sodomizing boys; serving no time

Huntsville Times
Posted by David Holden
July 09, 2007 5:43 PM

An unordained preacher who pleaded guilty today to three felony charges of first-degree sodomy in the repeated sexual abuse of three of his adopted children will not serve any time in prison.

Circuit Judge Karen Hall sentenced Jerry Wayne Love to 15 years on each charge to be served one after the other. But she accepted prosecutors' recommendation and ordered Love to spend five years on probation and undergo treatment in a sex offender program.

Love, 51, of 3202 Overhill St., pleaded guilty to charges of sodomizing three young boys he and his wife adopted. In exchange, the prosecution dropped 10 counts of sodomy and three counts of sexual abuse against Love.

The case was scheduled for trial today. If he had been convicted by a jury, Love could have been sentenced up to life in prison on nine of the felony charges.

more: http://blog.al.com/breaking/2007/07/preacher_pleads_guilty_to_sodo.html

*** - Meanwhile, the three boys (now ages 13, 14 an 16) whom he sodomized over the course of 10+ years were sentenced to life with the knowledge that this creep basically got away with it....