Sunday, September 13, 2009

Brooke Bennet figure sentenced

Brooke Bennett's former stepfather was sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison Friday on child pornography charges. 41-year-old Raymond Gagnon's attorney asked a federal judge to consider Gagnon's cooperation in the death of the 12-year-old girl, who police say was raped and strangled by her uncle last summer. Michael Jacques, a convicted sex offender, is accused of luring his niece to his home with the promise of a pool party. He has pleaded innocent to the charges. Authorities say she had been drugged and raped before her death.