Name: John Shirley Age: 48 (at conviction) Location: Largo, Florida Crime: He was found guilty on 27 of 36 felony child sex abuse charges. He was also convicted of 13 misdemeanors, including charges he contributed to the delinquency of minors. Details: Shirley, the former adult leader of a Masons-sponsored youth group, molested 14 teenage boys in the group. According to prosecutors, he purposely lured troubled teenagers to his St. Petersburg DeMolay chapter and then "groomed" them for illicit purposes. He provided them pornographic videos to watch on the VCR in his apartment, encouraged them to masturbate and fed the boys a steady diet of alcohol and pills. When the teenagers were too drunk to resist, prosecutors said, Shirley sexually abused them. Accomplice: None Known Date convicted: October 1999. Sentence: Life in prison. Source: St. Petersburg Times Url: http://www.sptimes.com/News/100999/TampaBay/Ex_youth_leader_gets_.shtml




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