Man gets 7 years for sex abuse

Bruce A. Hafner, 41, pleaded guilty in December to four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against four boys, all of whom were 9 when the abuse occurred in 2001 and 2002.

Hafner, who now lives in Farmington, Mo., apologized in court Wednesday to his victims and their parents, promising that he would never abuse a child again. He said he had focused his attention on his wife and their three children since his arrest in August 2002.

"No longer will I abuse children that aren't mine. I'm now fully focused on abusing my wife and my own children", he probably went on to think quietly to himself.

Hafner also suggested that the victims and their families look to Jesus for help in healing.

In other words, "I fucked 'em up, let Jeebus fix 'em".

"I just want to let you know that I truly regret what happened," he said in a short statement to Circuit Judge Ann E. Callis. "I've gone through a lot of treatment. I have a lot of guilt and shame for these kids."

Awww, in't that sweet. He feels bad. Of course, the boys he molested will likely be scarred for life and have difficulty, if at all able, with relationships, but just so long as the poor child molester feels guilty, that's what counts.

"You can't turn to God and use him as a cover for all you've done," Napp said. "This man had the Ten Commandments on his lawn, and the whole time he was inside his house molesting little boys."

D'oh!

Well, technically, I guess the Big 10 don't specifically say anything about not molesting little boys, so...