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Former VA doctor gets 12 life terms for abuse

By The Columbian
Published: July 25, 2016, 8:35pm

Spokane – A former emergency room doctor at the Spokane Veterans Affairs hospital has been sentenced in federal court to 12 life terms for child molestation.

Craig Morgenstern was sentenced Monday after two hours of testimony.

The Spokesman-Review reported the 47-year-old Morgenstern spent years grooming at least six boys, sedating them and then filming himself performing sex acts on them.

Morgenstern’s crimes spanned at least four states.

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