EDITOR'S NOTE: This story includes details about a child sexual abuse investigation that readers may find disturbing.
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On tonight's episode: No more jail time for a "sickening" sex offender.
James McGuire, a 41-year-old Sudbury man, pleaded guilty last year to string of sexual offences involving children. Among the charges, McGuire conspired with two local mothers for the opportunity to sexually abuse two young children.
Last week, McGuire received his sentence: six years in prison. But instead of going to jail, he walked out of court a free man.
Why? Although he had been in pre-trial custody for four years, McGuire was given extra credit because of poor conditions at the Sudbury District Jail.
SEE: No jail time for man convicted of 'sickening' conspiracy to abuse children
"It's not often I’m somewhat at a loss for words, but the facts and circumstances surrounding the offences are horrific, disgusting and sickening," said Superior Court Justice Robbie Gordon.
“I want to enforce on you the importance of participating in this counselling with an open mind to bettering yourself, because without it, you are going to find yourself in jail for many more years,” the judge continued. "You’re going to do untold harm to innocent children, defenceless children who aren’t capable of consent."
Village Media's Jenny Lamothe, a reporter at Sudbury.com, joins us tonight with all the details. You can read her latest story about the case HERE.
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