Molester gets 4 months jail

Prosecutors, neighbors blast light sentence

A real-estate agent from Severna Park who admitted molesting his daughter for seven years and also sexually abused two nieces over nearly 20 years was sentenced yesterday to four months in jail.

The short sentence surprised prosecutors, who pointed in court to all the hurt the man caused his family. It also outraged some of the man's neighbors, who have said his daughter needs to be protected from him.

People in the State's Attorney's Office were clearly upset outside the courtroom. Kristin Riggin, an office spokesman, said later: "We felt that we presented a strong case...