BREAKING: Bedford DA receives sentence Video
Bedford, Pa. - Bedford DA William Higgins, Jr. received his sentence on Friday, August 17 at 1:30 p.m.
Higgins will not spend any time behind bars since he pleaded guilty ot 31 charges in May.
He was accused of using his power as a District Attorney to help female drug dealers in exchange for sexual favors.
Following his hearing, he was sentenced to $9,700 in fines, eight years of probation, 1,125 hours of community service, 120 days of house arrest, and was sentenced for counseling.
"I think of the case from a lawyer's perspective," said Steven Passarello, Higgins' Attorney. "And even though Mr. Higgins is a lawyer, he found himself in the role of a defendant. And to his credit he decided he did not want to put his family or the county of bedford through a media circus trial."
Higgins was officially disbarred last month.
HeliosRises on August 18th, 2018 at 04:38 UTC »
As someone who personally worked with Higgins and has lived in Bedford for over a decade.... This news isn't new. Heck, he plead for 0 jail time months ago and was allowed to continue to practice law until a month ago.
This case is why I lost faith in 'Justice' and I hate that we're making national news because of our idiot DA.
If anyone had questions about small town politics, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to hunt down the answers to your questions.
Glen843 on August 18th, 2018 at 03:51 UTC »
It’s amazing how the rules don’t apply to people in power. Nothing really surprises me any more, it’s just official corruption these days. They probably gave him a new suit and 100 dollar bill after judge hit his gavel.
Drew4 on August 18th, 2018 at 00:09 UTC »
How many lifetimes would you or I be locked up for something like this?