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The former Redwood City church youth director charged with molesting two teenage boys nearly a year ago and accused of abusing even more was sentenced Friday to three years in prison.
Christopher Fouts, 27, also received an additional two-year sentence on one count but it is to be served concurrent with the three-year term, according to court records clerks.
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Fouts, who faced up to three years and eight months, receives 75 days credit. He must register as sex offender for life and pay restitution to the victims.
Fouts pleaded no contest in March to one count of committing a lewd act on a child under age 14 and one count of committing a lewd act on a child more than 10 years his junior. In return, prosecutors dropped three other felony charges of molestation and Fouts avoided the possibility of a 13-year sentence if convicted by a jury of the initial charges.
According to the prosecution, Fouts met the two boys, ages 13 and 14, through his role as director of Middle School Ministries at Peninsula Covenant Church on Farm Hill Boulevard in Redwood City. The incidents occurred between January and June of 2005 and one victim was reportedly taken to Santa Cruz where that molestation occurred. Fouts is also linked to at least two other victims but they are outside the jurisdiction of San Mateo County.
Fouts admitted to having inappropriate relationships with at least five victims outside the church premises, police reported.<
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