TOMS RIVER -- A former Manchester High School English teacher was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison after a plea agreement in the sexual assault of 12- and 14-year-old sisters in 2004. Kevin P. Humphrey, dressed in a dark suit, sobbed as he read a statement to the court acknowledging his guilt and apologizing to the victims and his own family. Before imposing the maximum sentence, Ocean County Superior Court Judge James N. Citta told Humphrey his acts "were not a little foreplay, a little kissing and fondling." "He engaged in full-blown, let's-get-it-on sex," Citta said. Humphrey must also surrender his teaching certificate and must register as a sex offender. Once released from prison, he is subject to a lifetime of supervision.
Posted by Editor at July 25, 2005 10:08 AM