A former deacon at the Hays Hills Baptist Church was sentenced for improperly touching two young girls years ago to 10 years in prison Monday in a Travis County courtroom.
Charles Sweet, 85, must serve five years before he is eligible for parole, his attorney David Glickler told the Hays Free Press.

Although the case never went to trial, Sweet admitted in 2012 that he had also molested his granddaughter when she was young and as part of Monday’s proceedings the now 22-year-old read a victim&...