Priest Heads To Jail For Assault
12-Year-Old Boy Reportedly Molested In 1960s
POSTED: 11:45 a.m. EST December 19, 2002
UPDATED: 12:20 p.m. EST December 19, 2002
A former priest will reportedly be heading to jail after pleading no contest to a reduced charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in River Rouge.
Prosecutors said Jason Sigler (pictured, left), 64, molested a 12-year-old boy in the 1960s while he served at St. Mary Magdeline's in Hazel Park. The assaults allegedly took place in a River Rouge house.
Sigler's lawyer, Daniel O'Brien, filed a motion in September in a Wayne County court to have the counts dismissed. He argued that the charges were brought under laws not in place between 1965 and 1967, when the alleged incidents took place. He also said that the statute of limitations had run out.
In August, county Prosecutor Michael Duggan said he was able to bring charges against Sigler and the other three men because they moved out of the state before the statute of limitations expired on criminal charges. Sigler had reportedly moved to New Mexico.
Sigler voluntarily left the priesthood in 1982.
Sigler was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison and five years probation, Local 4 reported.
Prosecutors said Jason Sigler (pictured, left), 64, molested a 12-year-old boy in the 1960s while he served at St. Mary Magdeline's in Hazel Park. The assaults allegedly took place in a River Rouge house.
Sigler's lawyer, Daniel O'Brien, filed a motion in September in a Wayne County court to have the counts dismissed. He argued that the charges were brought under laws not in place between 1965 and 1967, when the alleged incidents took place. He also said that the statute of limitations had run out.
In August, county Prosecutor Michael Duggan said he was able to bring charges against Sigler and the other three men because they moved out of the state before the statute of limitations expired on criminal charges. Sigler had reportedly moved to New Mexico.
Sigler voluntarily left the priesthood in 1982.
Sigler was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison and five years probation, Local 4 reported.
Previous Stories:
- September 13, 2002: Lawyer Wants Charges Against Priest Dropped
- August 27, 2002: Four Ex-Priests Face Sexual Abuse Charges
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