JEFFERSON — On February 22, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Jacqueline Erwin sentenced Fr. Thomas Marr, 66, former pastor of St. Bernard Parish in Watertown, to nine months in a county jail as a condition of a seven-year probationary period. The sentencing followed a no-contest plea and guilty verdict.
After three months in jail, Father Marr can apply for an alternative, such as electronic monitoring. Father Marr was also asked to pay restitution of $134,318 to 17 households.