Suspended priest asking for lighter sentence

The lawyer for a suspended Catholic priest who allegedly ran a meth ring is asking the judge for leniency when he is sentenced next week. Monsignor Kevin Wallin pleaded guilty in 2013 to a conspiracy

News 12 Staff

Mar 17, 2015, 8:29 PM

Updated 3,419 days ago

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The lawyer for a suspended Catholic priest who allegedly ran a meth ring is asking the judge for leniency when he is sentenced next week.
Monsignor Kevin Wallin pleaded guilty in 2013 to a conspiracy charge and agreed to a possible prison sentence of 10 to 11 years.
Wallin is now asking for four years in prison and 500 hours of community service.
He was a pastor at Saint Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport before being suspended from the priesthood.


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