Jurors Find Preacher Guilty Of Child Abuse In Boy's Death

[Archae]

Jurors Find Preacher Guilty Of Child Abuse In Boy's Death
Ray Hemphill Faces 10 Years In Prison

POSTED: 2:13 pm CDT July 9, 2004
UPDATED: 5:28 pm CDT July 9, 2004

MILWAUKEE -- Jurors found a Milwaukee preacher guilty of abuse in death of 8-year-old autistic boy.

Ray Anthony Hemphill was charged with felony abuse of a child-recklessly causing great bodily harm for Terrance Cottrell Jr.'s death in a ritual at Faith Temple Church in Milwaukee last August.

Authorities said the boy died when Hemphill laid across the child during an exorcism.

http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/news/3511927/detail.html

About damn time these wack jobs are taken to task.

[otohara]

1. Oh Good -

horrible what they did to that boy - we had a similar situation in CO w/ the rebirthing of an adopted girl - they smothered her to death.

[SunDrop23]

2. 5 years is the max?

Remind me not to goto Wisconsin.

[Zynx]

3. Wasn't charged with murder

And he wasn't intending to kill him so you couldn't nail him for any sort of deliberate homicide.

I am unhappy about the fact that he wasn't charged with negligent homicide or manslaughter. Probably could have gotten a conviction on that.

[opihimoimoi]

4. I hope he gets the full 5 years and not a moment off for anything...

[Archae]

5. Agree 100%.

Not only that, other prisoners don't like those in prison for hurting kids, one way or the other.

That "minister" better stack up on K-Y jelly for his stay.

[opihimoimoi]

6. Maybe thats what he secretly WANTS..... a latent desire....