Video: Hornbuckle Sentencing Phase Features More ScandalJury Delivers Sentence In Hornbuckle Trial
POSTED: 4:15 pm CDT August 28,
2006
UPDATED: 6:57 pm CDT August 28,
2006
FORT WORTH, Texas -- After finding former Arlington minister Terry Hornbuckle guilty of raping three women, a jury on Monday delivered a 15-year sentence.On Wednesday, jurors found Hornbuckle guilty of raping three women.
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Jurors sentenced Hornbuckle to 15 years for one of those rapes, 14 years for the second and 10 years for the third, all of which he will serve concurrently.Hornbuckle showed no emotion once the sentence was delivered. He sat calmly drinking water and stood up for a brief moment before sitting back downHornbuckle's defense said the sex between Hornbuckle and the women was consentual.They said Hornbuckle has a drug problem that began with back pain pills and progressed into methamphetamines. However, they said he simply needs treatment, not a prison sentence."It seems like they're more desperate in trying to send Terry to the penitentiary," defense attorney Leon Haley said.Prosecutors said Hornbuckle deserved prison."He needs to be put away. He needs to not have access to people in the community," Arvin said.
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Previous Stories:
- August 23, 2006: Hornbuckle Sentencing Phase Features More Scandal
- August 22, 2006: Jury Reaches Verdict In Hornbuckle Trial
- August 18, 2006: No Verdict In Hornbuckle Trial After 3rd Day Of Deliberations
- August 17, 2006: Jurors In Hornbuckle Trial Resume Deliberations After Sending Questions
- August 16, 2006: Jury Deliberating Fate Of Hornbuckle
- August 15, 2006: Hornbuckle Does Not Testify In Rape Trial
- August 15, 2006: Final Prosecution Witnesses Testify In Hornbuckle Case
- August 10, 2006: Third Alleged Rape Victim Testifies Against Hornbuckle
- August 9, 2006: Second Alleged Rape Victim Testifies In Hornbuckle Trial
- August 8, 2006: Football Star, Church Leader Named In Hornbuckle Trial
- August 7, 2006: Jurors Get Day Off From Hornbuckle Trial
- August 2, 2006: Testimony Begins In Trial Of Bishop Accused Of Sexual Assault
- August 2, 2006: Former Minister Faces Laundry List Of Allegations
- March 3, 2006: Bishop Posts $3.62M Bond, Minutes Later Is Rearrested
- December 30, 2005: Hornbuckle Jailed After Violating Probation For Third Time
- December 20, 2005: Arlington Pastor Free After Posting $1.5 Million Bond
- August 23, 2005: Bishop Hornbuckle Back In Jail
- June 30, 2005: Embattled Pastor Faces 4 New Charges
- April 21, 2005: Indicted Arlington Bishop Reinstated
- March 18, 2005: Accused Bishop Speaks Out Against Allegations
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