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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 27, 1993                   TAG: 9301270199
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: HERTFORD, N.C.                                LENGTH: Short

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DAY-CARE WORKER GETS LIFE TERM FOR SEX ABUSE

A woman who worked at the Little Rascals day-care center was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after jurors convicted her of molesting children at the preschool.

Kathryn Dawn Wilson was the second of seven people to be tried in the case. Last year, the day care's co-owner, Robert F. Kelly Jr., was convicted of 99 counts of sexual abuse and sentenced to 12 consecutive life prison terms.

Wilson, 27, of Edenton, was convicted of five counts of sexual abuse involving children who attended the center, where she worked as a cook. The jury acquitted her on two other charges.

Wilson, who served about 16 months in prison while awaiting trial, must serve another 18 1/2 years before she's eligible for parole. Her attorney said Wilson would appeal.

Wilson was convicted on one count of first-degree sex offense and four counts of taking indecent liberties with children.

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