Church Deacon Sentenced For Molestation

California: A former church deacon was sentenced Friday to 30 years to life for five counts of lewd or lascivious acts with two young sisters under the guise of providing Bible study, according to Sacramento County District Attorney.

The jury that convicted Robert Cowan in July also agreed to an enhancement against him, which added to his sentence. Cowan was a deacon in a large Baptist Church in Cool, CA.

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The victims are sisters, ages 7 and 10. Cowan committed the molestations at the victims' Sacramento County home where was supposed to be leading the victims in Bible study