Ex-teacher in West Virginia sentenced for child sex abuse


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BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A former teacher at a Beckley music school has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a young student.

The Register-Herald (http://bit.ly/22prKvl) reports 52-year-old Keith Janney was sentenced Monday in Raleigh County Circuit Court for sexual abuse by a parent, custodian, guardian or person of trust. Judge John Hutchison said Janney must serve at least 10 years before he is eligible for parole.

According to court records, the abuse occurred when Janney gave the 5-year-old boy a piano lesson at the School of Harmony in Beckley. Janney was arrested in January 2015. He pleaded guilty in February.

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