Jerry Chambers, convicted of murdering 3-year-old Porchia Bennett...
Jerry Chambers, convicted of murdering 3-year-old Porchia Bennett, should be executed for the 2003 crime, a jury unanimously decided today.
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Jerry Chambers, convicted of murdering 3-year-old Porchia Bennett, should be executed for the 2003 crime, a jury unanimously decided.
Chambers was also sentenced to 73 to 146 years for beating the girl, 3, and and her 3 older sisters. Jerry Chambers, 33, said: "I'd like to say I'm sorry." Chambers also molested Porchia's sisters. The sisters, now 6, 8 and 12, still bear physical scars from the beatings and are in foster care. Porchia died Aug. 17, 2003. Investigators have said they believe Chambers threw her into a radiator after he caught her watching him have sex with Candice Geiger, the girls' aunt.
Jurors convicted Chambers of first-degree murder and related charges on May 20.
Last week, the jury of 6 women and 6 men also convicted Porchia's mother, Tiffany Bennett, and aunt of lesser charges.
Bennett, 29, was convicted of 4 counts each of felony conspiracy and endangering the welfare of children for allowing the girls to live with Chambers for nearly a year. She faces 28 to 56 years in prison. Geiger, 20, was found guilty of 3rd-degree murder for participating in the beatings. She faces 48 to 96 years in prison. Both are jailed without bail, awaiting July sentencing hearings.
Chambers was also sentenced to 73 to 146 years for beating the girl, 3, and and her 3 older sisters. Jerry Chambers, 33, said: "I'd like to say I'm sorry." Chambers also molested Porchia's sisters. The sisters, now 6, 8 and 12, still bear physical scars from the beatings and are in foster care. Porchia died Aug. 17, 2003. Investigators have said they believe Chambers threw her into a radiator after he caught her watching him have sex with Candice Geiger, the girls' aunt.
Jurors convicted Chambers of first-degree murder and related charges on May 20.
Last week, the jury of 6 women and 6 men also convicted Porchia's mother, Tiffany Bennett, and aunt of lesser charges.
Bennett, 29, was convicted of 4 counts each of felony conspiracy and endangering the welfare of children for allowing the girls to live with Chambers for nearly a year. She faces 28 to 56 years in prison. Geiger, 20, was found guilty of 3rd-degree murder for participating in the beatings. She faces 48 to 96 years in prison. Both are jailed without bail, awaiting July sentencing hearings.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Philadephia Inquirer, 26/05/2005)
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