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Olympia school bus helper sentenced for molesting

The Columbian
Published: August 18, 2011, 5:00pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A school bus helper who pleaded guilty to molesting two 6-year-old girls last December apologized to the families in court Thursday in Olympia as he was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

The Olympian reports (http://bit.ly/oybDCZ) 32-year-old Gary Shafer of Port Orchard will have his case periodically reviewed by the state’s Indeterminate Sentencing Review Board. If it determines he is not eligible for release, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.

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Information from: The Olympian, http://www.theolympian.com

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