Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Kermit Gosnell's assistant sentenced to 6-12 years

Steven Massof, an unlicensed doctor who worked for infamous former abortionist and convicted murderer Kermit Gosnell, was sentenced today to 6-12 years in jail.  Massof pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree murder. When Gosnell clinic was raided by Drug Enforcement Agency agents, they discovered his practice of killing infants who survived abortions. 

Steven Massof's voice cracked and he forced down a sob as he told Common Pleas Court Judge Benjamin Lerner he was "ready to take full responsibility for my actions and my inaction."

Massof called his involvement with Gosnell a "horrific part of my life that will always be there."

Lerner credited Massof's remorse and his cooperation with prosecutors before he even had a lawyer. Nevertheless, Lerner said what happened at the Gosnell clinic was "unspeakably horrible."

FULL STORY
Steven Massof's voice cracked and he forced down a sob as he told Common Pleas Court Judge Benjamin Lerner he was "ready to take full responsibility for my actions and my inaction."
Massof called his involvement with Gosnell a "horrific part of my life that will always be there."
Lerner credited Massof's remorse and his cooperation with prosecutors before he even had a lawyer. Nevertheless, Lerner said what happened at the Gosnell clinic was "unspeakably horrible."

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20140213_Assistant_gets_6-12_years_for_Gosnell_clinic_role.html#6TsITpkQvRdsLd3r.99
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