Child sex abuser sentenced to 120 years; judge calls victim a 'hero'
Bible,Colorado,Massachusetts,Salt Lake City,Utah,Politics
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SALT LAKE CITY — Benjamin Michael Manning was ordered last week to serve what amounts to 120 years in the Utah State Prison. Third District Judge Mark Kouris didn't mince words when he sentenced Manning. "(Your victims) will never ever have to worry about you again because I'm going to put you in prison for so many years there's no chance you're going to come out," the judge said. "I don't expect to ever see you again, and I don't think anyone else will, either." Manning, 32, of Worcester, Massachusetts,...
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