NE Pa. man's 13K sexts get him 14 in jail

A FORMER Scranton school-board member has been sentenced to 14 1/2 years in federal prison for sending thousands of explicit text messages to boys.

Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo told former Scranton school board member Mark Kandel his conduct was "reflective of a depraved situation."

The Scranton Times-Tribune reported that even Kandel's 16-year-old daughter asked the judge to imprison her father yesterday, saying he preyed on her friends and made her an object of ridicule.

Federal prosecutors say Kandel sent more than 13,000 messages to 17 boys and that most texts were sexual in nature.

- Associated Press