Child molester gets life under 'three strikes' law

One of California’s most notorious child molesters was today ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison for trying to buy a young boy for 500.

One of California’s most notorious child molesters was today ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison for trying to buy a young boy for $500.

Handcuffed to his wheelchair in an Oakland court, 72-year-old Kenneth Parnell was sentenced to 25 years to life for trying to persuade a woman to purchase a four-year-old boy for him.

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