US paedophile, convicted of crimes in Cambodia and jailed for 210 years, denied review of case in US Supreme Court


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PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times): A US citizen, who was previously sentenced to serve 210 years in prison for the rape, torture and molestation of underage girls in Phnom Penh, has had his petition for a review of the case denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Michael J. Pepe, 68, was sentenced to 210 years in prison by a Los Angeles judge in 2022.

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