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Chaplain who sexually abused inmates gets 7 years in prison

James Theodore Highhouse, second left, talks to his attorneys before entering the U.S. District Court for his sentencing hearing in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Highhouse pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate while working as a prison chaplain at a federal women's prison in Dublin, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) James Theodore Highhouse, left, arrives for his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Highhouse pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate while working as a prison chaplain at a federal women's prison in Dublin, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) James Theodore Highhouse goes through security as he arrives for his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Highhouse pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate while working as a prison chaplain at a federal women's prison in Dublin, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) James Theodore Highhouse, right, arrives for his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court with his attorney Jaime Dorenbaum, left, in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Highhouse pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate while working as a prison chaplain at a federal women's prison in Dublin, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) FILE - The Federal Correctional Institution is shown in Dublin, Calif., July 20, 2006. A former California prison chaplain who pleaded guilty to forcing an inmate to have sex with him is facing sentencing in a federal court. James Theodore Highhouse is alleged to have abused several women at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Chaplain who sexually abused inmates gets 7 years in prison