Don't worry Matthew. A life sentence for a pedophile in Texas is actually only about three years. Your sentence will end in no time.
A former New Braunfels youth pastor was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
Jurors took 45 minutes to decide punishment on Matthew Andersen, who was found guilty Wednesday on seven counts of sexual assault and indecency with a child.
Because Andersen had a prior conviction in a similar case in 2003 while he was a youth pastor in Alabama, a relatively new Texas law provided for "enhanced punishment," which made the defendant eligible to receive a life sentence.
Before the friends and family of Matthew Anderson object to my callousness, let me just say that you reap what you sow. I’ll be sure to post his obituary if it makes the press.
