Pr0n Priest Pleads
Child pr0n priest Micky Volino has entered a plea of guilty to one count of pocessing. He’s been living in the area with a local family since the monastery near Elmira he was supposed to retreat to did not have a phone, to be used with the ankle bracelet monitor. Volino is being represented by John Parrinello, Republican candidate for Mayor of Rochester, and high priced defense attorney.
Sentencing is set for September 8th.
Democrat & Chronicle Neither the diocese nor federal authorities say they’ve received any allegations of abuse by Volino against children. Volino, who will remain confined to a local home awaiting sentencing, will stay on administrative leave, the diocese said Wednesday. The diocese, which found the child pornography and reported the discovery to authorities, said it will conduct an internal review of its handling of Volino. By admitting to possession of child pornography in October 2004, Volino could receive a break because Congress ratcheted up the sentences for child pornography crimes committed after that month. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Resnick said that the federal sentencing guidelines, which are advisory, recommend a sentence of up to nearly five years. But Volino’s lawyer, John Parrinello, maintained that the guidelines instead recommend a sentence of less than two years, and that U.S. District Judge David Larimer could even grant probation. “(Volino) has fully resolved that nothing like this will ever happen again in his lifetime,” Parrinello said after court.
The Rev. Michael Volino, 41, admitted that last year he had child pornography on a diocesan computer. In his guilty plea to a single felony count, Volino admitted only to possessing more than three pornographic images, but federal prosecutors contend that he had more than 600. The difference could be crucial to Volino’s sentence, because sentences can be increased if there are more than 600 images. [snip]
Prosecutors are asking that Volino get 46 to 57 months, a longer sentence than the defense will accept. “We’re saying the number of images that Father Volino possessed was more than 600,’ said prosecutor Rick Resnick. “Also we say some of the pictures contain sadistic conduct or depictions of violence which would also bump up the sentencing range. They reserved the right to argue that they weren’t.”
Defense Attorney John Parrinello said Volino came to court with family and friends because he has a lot of community support. ‘Father Volino accepted responsibility for his conduct. He has continually accepted remorse for engaging in the conduct he did. He is fully resolved that nothing like this will happen again.”
The Rochester Catholic Diocese said in statement Volino “will remain on administrative leave, and will not be allowed to engage in any public ministry. The Diocese has received no complaints of abuse against Rev. Volino.”
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