East Texas man gets 50 years for sexual abuse of child

WOODVILLE, Texas — A 65-year-old Colmesneil man has been sentenced to 50 years in jail for steady sexual abuse of a tender child and indecency with a child.

Kenneth Davis, 65, of Colmesneil used to be sentenced on Thursday earlier than District Judge Delinda Gibbs-Walker consistent with a news free up from the Tyler County District Attorney’s office.

Davis can be 105 years-old earlier than he’s eligible for parole at the fees of steady sexual abuse of a tender child and indecency with a child consistent with the discharge.

“I believe justice was served today. Fifty years is a life sentence for this defendant,” mentioned District Attorney Lucas Babin consistent with the news free up.

In December 2019 a tender woman wrote a be aware to her trainer complaining of sexual abuse by way of Davis consistent with court docket testimony.

The trainer notified government and per week later, earlier than deputies contacted him, Davis confessed to his then-wife that he had touched the lady and her more youthful brother inappropriately consistent with the discharge.

The subsequent day Davis advised a psychologist that he “rubbed the girl’s legs and ‘went too far.'”

Both youngsters testified all the way through the trial that their mom had dropped them off at “Uncle Kenneth’s” space two times a month for about seven years to spend weekends and occasionally per week at a time with him.

The youngsters had been abused each and every time they went to his house consistent with proof offered all the way through the trial.

When the Texas Rangers interviewed Davis he claimed that after in a swimming pool the lady when the lady used to be 10 or 11-years-old she had put his hand below her bikini most sensible however that not anything else had came about consistent with testimony.

Davis additionally advised rangers that he had by no means spoken to any individual else in regards to the accusations which conflicted with testimony by way of his ex spouse and the phycologist.

He additionally advised rangers He’d by no means been accused of any such crime however proof offered at trial confirmed the lady’s more youthful brother had accused Davis of molesting him and appearing him pornography a yr previous.

This is a growing tale. We will replace with extra if and once we obtain extra showed information.

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