This is just a top-level post of the update information I added on Friday to my original post on this topic. Timothy Chun-Chock Mann was arrested in March for sexual abuse of a minor that had occurred in the early 1990s, while he was working as a minister at the First Baptist Church on W. Diamond Ave; the victim had been a member of the youth choir at the church.
From the Court records:
Docket Date: 07/23/2008 Docket Number: 13
Docket Description: HEARING, DEFENDANT’S ORAL PLEA
Docket Type: Docket Filed By: Defense
Ruling Judge: ROWAN, WILLIAM J III
Docket Text: DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF GUILTY TO COUNT 1 OF THE INFORMATION. COURT (ROWAN, J.) FINDS DEFENDANT GUILTY TO COUNT 1 (CHILD ABUSE) MS. FEINSTEIN, STATE’S ATTORNEY.Audio Media: 11-072308 Start: 09:56:54 Stop: 10:16:56
Docket Date: 07/23/2008 Docket Number: 14
Docket Description: DEFENDANT’S INITIAL APPEARANCE
Docket Type: Docket Filed By: Defense
Docket Text: DEFENDANT APPEARED WITH MR. HELFAND AND MR. MARTELLA.
Docket Date: 07/23/2008 Docket Number: 15
Docket Description: COURT SETS
Docket Type: DocketRuling Judge: ROWAN, WILLIAM J III
Docket Text: DEFENDANT REMANDED TO CUSTODY PENDING SENTENCING ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 AT 9:30 A.M., FOR 2 HOURS.
I’ve found no press reports of this development; I’ll add links here if any show up.
The criminal Tim Mann was sentenced to 13 years in state prison, with 7 suspended, and 5 years probation after that, during which time he must undergo a program of psychological counseling. He must also be forever registered in the national sex offender database, and must inform authorities of his status at any destination that travels to after his release from prison. That’s it for him - my daughter will have a lifetime to live with this. I would also ask that anyone who is able visit http://www.thehopeofsurvivors.com/ for information of clergy sex abuse and hopefully to make a contribution to this ministry. That is the organization that was instrumental in helping my daughter begin this journey of healing.