(Sportskeeda) On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, former Federal Bureau of Prisons chaplain James Theodore Highhouse, who was previously charged with multiple counts of sexual assault was sentenced to seven years in prison and five years of probation following his release from prison.
U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. reached this decision after a trial regarding the duration of Highhouse’s sentence.
Earlier, on February 23, James Theodore Highhouse, 50, pleaded guilty to five felonies. According to court documents, the victim, an incarcerated woman, reported Highhouse to federal authorities in February 2019, almost a year after he started abusing her in May 2018.
Federal Prison Chaplain Sentenced for Sexual Assault and Lying to Federal Agents: James Theodore Highhouse, a former prison chaplain, received 84 months in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing an incarcerated female and then lying to federal agents.
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