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Former U.P. priest receives second prison sentence following abuse plea

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI--   A former priest who served in the Upper Peninsula has been sentenced in a second sexual abuse case in Dickinson County.

Tuesday in 41st Circuit Court, Gary Jacobs was given eight to 15 years in prison for one count of 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Jacobs had already pleaded guilty in Ontonagon County to three counts of 1st-degree CSC and one count of 2nd-degree CSC. He was sentenced in May to eight to 15 years on each count.

The sentences will run concurrently.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.
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