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Two Teens Plead Guilty, Sentenced In Attack And Robbery Of Vietnam Veteran

By Tony Hanson

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Two teens on Wednesday admitted to a cowardly, unprovoked attack on a 64-year-old Vietnam Vet in Olney in January.

Judge Kevin Dougherty told the two 15-year-old defendants that he was troubled by their heartless attack on victim Edward Schaefer, and the judge immediately imposed the maximum penalty -- four years in a secure juvenile facililty.

Evidence showed the defendants were out to wreck and rob.

"The one defendant went up and just punched him, cold cocked him out," said Dougherty. "(He) repeatedly punched him while another defendant then ran up and stomped on Mr. Schaefer's face mulitple times."

And they took his phone during an attack caught on tape.

Schaefer said that he's satisfied with the outcome.

"The four years," he said.  "Maybe the gentleman will learn their lesson and we won't have a repeat of this.

Schaefer was recovering from broken bones in his face, and doctors were waiting for the swelling to go down to determine if he needed surgery.

"In another week or so, I have to back to the doctors," added Schaefer. "They are going to take a look at my face, see just how bad it got beat up, and I may still have to have an operation."

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