Anti-abortion activist jailed for molesting Northern Ireland girl

A Florida activist with ties to anti-abortion violence again insisted he was innocent of molesting a 15-year-old girl from Northern Ireland as a judge sentenced him to more than 18 years in prison.

A Florida activist with ties to anti-abortion violence again insisted he was innocent of molesting a 15-year-old girl from Northern Ireland as a judge sentenced him to more than 18 years in prison.

A jury last month convicted John Burt, 66, on five counts of lewd or lascivious molestation or conduct with a child under 16.

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