CHESAPEAKE
Stephen McPherson, a former Regent University law school assistant dean, pleaded guilty Friday in Chesapeake Circuit Court to sexually abusing children.
McPherson, 39, of Chesapeake entered guilty pleas to two counts of forcible sodomy and two counts of object sexual penetration. He is set to be sentenced May 22.
McPherson faces five years to life on each count. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorneys Karen Brown and Minna Sandwich agreed to withdraw nine other felonies against McPherson in return for his pleas.
There was no agreement on a potential sentence, except that prosecutors will recommend a cap of 18 years and six months.
McPherson must wear an electronic monitoring device while free on bond pending sentencing. The judge ordered him to undergo a psychosexual exam and to have no contact with the victims.
He wanted to stand and apologize in court Friday, but his attorney, Lawrence Woodward Jr., advised him to wait until sentencing to make a statement.
John Hopkins, (757) 222-5221, john.hopkins@pilotonline.com
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