The ‘cult’-like church whose members are accused of fatally beating a teen

a reply to: dawnstar

5 years for murder? Huh, sure pays to be white & christian in the American just-us system.

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a reply to: Annee

In this March 9th Time Warner Cable article it says that "Leonard and Ferguson are both still facing other charges including depraved indifference murder."

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originally posted by: Martin75
a reply to: Annee

In this March 9th Time Warner Cable article it says that "Leonard and Ferguson are both still facing other charges including depraved indifference murder."

GOOD!

There is no excuse for what they did.

dad took a plea deal. pled guilty to charges of first-degree and second-degree assault and will be in jail around 15 years or so. and he now has to testify against the others.

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a better update is here:

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In court Wednesday, Leonard acknowledged that a church member raised the idea that Lucas Leonard had molested children, but neither the father nor prosecutors confirmed such abuse took place. Police have said there is no evidence to support the claim.

Bruce Leonard said the idea of witchcraft also was raised during the beating. District Attorney Scott McNamara called the session "a modern-day witch trial."

the trial of the step sister is underway. if anyone's interested in following it,

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Sarah Ferguson, who is accused of taking part in a mass beating that killed her half-brother and severely injured another half-brother, was found guilty today of manslaughter, but cleared of murder.

The judge ruled:
Second-degree murder: Not guilty
First-degree manslaughter: Guilty
First degree assault, 2 counts: Guilty
Gang assault, 2 counts: Guilty

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she'll be sentenced sept. 1st.

Sarah Ferguson was sentenced to 25 years plus 10 years of post-release supervision for her part in the beating deaths.

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a reply to: dawnstar

originally posted by: dawnstar
Sarah Ferguson was sentenced to 25 years plus 10 years of post-release supervision for her part in the beating deaths.

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We'll see how close she gets to that 25 mark after the other inmates find out what she did.

a reply to: Annee

I'm curious to see what happens with the pastor... what role she played in it.

but I think the sentence here was rather just really..
albeit a bit sad....

I guess we can mark oct 12 on our calendar for the trial of the rest of the gang..
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UTICA, NY - The last four defendants in the Word of Life Christian Church beating case in Oneida County pleaded guilty in court today to much less serious charges than they were originally facing.

The four, who were facing second-degree murder charges, pleaded guilty to felonies.

Tiffanie Irwin, pastor of the New Hartford-area church, pleaded guilty to two felonies: third-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault. The plea agreement calls for her to receive 12 years in prison.

Joseph Irwin, her 23-year-old brother, pleaded guilty to first-degree gang assault and second-degree assault. He is to receive eight years in prison.

David, 27, and Linda Morey, 55,, both pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree assault, and will get five years in prison each.

www.syracuse.com...

and, justice has been served I guess.....