North Texas church leader sentenced to life for child sex abuse

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North Texas church leader sentenced to life for child sex abuse

Prosecutors say Stanley Gerald Champ preyed on children he met at a Kaufman County church. KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Inside a Kaufman County courtroom, sex abuse victims faced the man who hurt them. The abuse took place since they were children. WFAA is not identifying them. “To the defendant here today, you stole my innocence […]

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