Man Guilty in Sex Slaying of Boy, 10
From Times Wire Reports
A man who prosecutors said killed a 10-year-old boy who rebuffed his sexual advances was found guilty of second-degree murder and kidnapping. Charles Jaynes, 23, was sentenced in East Brookfield, Mass., to life in prison for the killing of Jeffrey Curley. He will be eligible for parole in 23 years. Barbara Curley, Jeffrey’s mother, said she was disappointed Jaynes was not found guilty of first-degree murder. But, she said, a more serious conviction would have offered her little comfort. Another man was convicted of first-degree murder last month and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors said the men killed Jeffrey after luring him from his Cambridge neighborhood with the promise of a new bike.