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Fairfax behavioral therapist gets 2 life sentences after raping disabled patients

Posted at 11:31 PM, Mar 27, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-04 23:45:11-05

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. -- A behavioral therapist at a Fairfax Center will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of raping two women who have intellectual disabilities.

A Fairfax County judge handed down two life sentences for 62-year-old Bernard Betts-King - who pled guilty to the crimes in July.

Both victims attended day programs at the community center where Betts-King worked as a behavioral technician.

Investigators say it only came to light after they both women gave birth, the Washington Post reported.

In March, Fairfax Police have re-opened two older sexual assault cases they say have ties to King.

The 60-year-old was charged with sexually assaulting both women.