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APn  07/24 0459  Satanist Sentence

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   BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- A self-proclaimed Satanist was sentenced to an
80-year prison term in a plea bargain over attacks on elderly women.
   Willie J. Hills, 28, flashed a victory sign Monday after he pleaded no
contest to sexual battery with force, attempted felony murder, armed burglary
and two counts of aggravated battery, amony other charges.
   Hills was accused of beating two women in their 80s until they were
unconscious, raping and beating a third elderly woman and fondling and tying up
another.
   The attacks occurred last August and September at trailer parks in Bradenton
and Palmetto, less than a month after Hills was released from a 3 1/2-year
sentence.
   Hills told police and psychologists that he believes in Satan and that he
committed the attacks "to gain power."
   According to testimony, Hills suffers from possible brain damage and
hallucinations. He has a history of violent crime and spent eight years in
prison on convictions for aggravated battery, armed robbery, robbery and auto
theft.