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Police: Former Township Youth Minister Charged With Sexual Assault Of Teenagers

November 16, 2018 Crime News

Butler
Shawn Butler.
Photo: Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Update: Butler was found guilty on Nov. 16 of endangering the welfare of a child in the third degree and criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree, according to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office  

Butler faces five years in state prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 11, 2019. As part of the sentence, Butler will be subjected to Megan’s Law and will be placed on parole supervision for life upon his release from prison, according to the release.

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