Posted on 06/18/2006 3:59:46 PM PDT by DBeers
ANGOLA, Ind. - An HIV-positive man was sentenced to eight years in prison after the parents of two young boys he molested told a judge their children face years of medical tests.
Bobby E. Lehner Jr., of Orland was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to child molesting and vicarious sexual gratification in January.
The parents of the victims, described in court documents as two boys ages 6 and 9, became emotional as they told Steuben County Magistrate Randy Coffey that because Lehner, 34, is HIV-positive, their children face HIV testing for the next six years.
"That's not fair," one mother said, her voice shaking.
Another woman who said her child had been affected by the crimes said incarceration would be the only appropriate punishment.
According to court documents, Lehner was staying with a friend, the father of the two boys, when the acts occurred. After the father left the house, Lehner instructed the children to undress in front of him on one occasion, court documents said.
Lehner initially denied touching the children in interviews with police.
He told police he was a homosexual and had been viewing profiles of men online that contained nudity when the boys walked into the room.
He later told police he had been molested as a child and never told anyone, and had performed sex acts on the boys as a "learning" and "educational" experience for the children, court documents said.
Vlad..now THAT was one sick SOB! Put even Nero to shame.
We could use Vlad on the bench now and then...
Was the dad that left the boys with the pervert really that clueless? I wonder if the parents are divorced. I wonder why the dad was living with a gay guy. Considering how often an estranged parent kills the kids to get back at the ex-spouse, I wonder if this was just a variation on that theme.
Clueless -maybe? Then again he may just be a liberal who bought into the leftist propaganda and now has a good reason to rethink the error of his ways...
If he's a true liberal, even this will be the fault of the religious right. We caused the poor sodomite to be repressed or something.
No the father is not a homo. He had been friends with this man for 15 yrs and his kids as well as mine were the victims.
No the father and Mr Lehner were not living together they had been friends for 15 yrs and occasionally Bobby would come stay the night with us ( he didnt have a vehichle) and we would take him home the next day. We had no clue he would ever do this or that he was HIV positive
Oh, my heavens. Prayers for your children and you and for the other family.
As I said in another post, I hope the perp dies a slow and painful death. In my mind there is nothing lower than harming a helpless individual such as a child or an old person.
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