Nun Sentenced Over US Nuclear Site Break In

An elderly Catholic nun has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for damage caused while breaking into a US nuclear site in Tennessee. Sister Megan Rice, 84, and two other protesters were convicted of cutting fences and entering the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in July 2012, embarrassing U.S. officials and prompting security changes.

Two others accused in the case, Michael Walli and Greg Boertje-Obed, were sentenced to 62 months in prison.

The three were also sentenced to three years of supervised release after leaving prison and ordered to pay restitution for the damage they caused.