Conviction in sex club case
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A Mineola auto body shop worker was convicted and swiftly sentenced to life in prison for grooming children as young as 5 to perform in sex shows at a swingers club.
Jurors deliberated about two hours before finding Patrick “Booger Red” Kelly guilty of engaging in organized criminal activity. They took just 15 minutes to sentence him to prison for life.
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