Harford County man sentenced to 40 years in prison for child molestation

Published December 20, 2006 5:00am ET



David Barry Mentzer, 50, of Joppa, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to molesting a 12-year-old Harford County boy.

Mentzer normally would have faced 10 years for the crime, according to a news release issued by Harford County State?s Attorney Joseph Cassilly.

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