There is absolutely nothing okay about this. My heart goes out to these kids who were only trying to practice the most sacred rituals of their religion. To use the confessional this way is just unspeakable to me. He violated their trust, not just physically but emotionally as well. But, now he will be in federal prison for the rest of his life, where he belongs.
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Robert McWilliams