PHNOM PENH, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Phnom Penh Municipal Court of First Instance on Wednesday convicted a United States national doctor Phillip Bruce Shepard, 68, of child prostitution and sentenced him to 10 years in jail, according to a verdict read by presiding judge Oeung Sieng.
The verdict said that Shepard will be deported after he has served his jail term.
He was charged in connection to the sexual abuse of two Cambodian brothers, aged 13 and 16 between 2008 and 2010.
Shepard, a doctor at a private clinic in Phnom Penh, was arrested by anti-human trafficking and juvenile protection police in July last year for purchasing child prostitution.
Speaking to reporters after the verdict delivery, Shepard shortly said the court gave the wrong charge. He did not say if he would appeal against the verdict.
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