8/6/14 - A Howell man sentenced for stealing money from a church in Livonia has pleaded guilty to local sex offender charges. Jeffrey John Bentley was arrested after a hidden camera showed him taking money out of a donation box at St. Edithâs Catholic Church. The 58-year-old pleaded guilty to larceny in a building in the Wayne County Circuit Court and was sentenced to 90 to 120 days in jail. Bentleyâs criminal record includes previous convictions in Livingston County for larceny and criminal sexual conduct, and earlier this month he was arraigned in Livingston County District Court for failing to register as a sex offender. Monday, he pleaded guilty to that charge, and to being a 4th time habitual offender. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to recommend a jail sentence with a minimum release date of December 10th. He has been bound over to circuit court, where he will be sentenced on September 9th. (JK)
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