Biloxi man sentenced for touching of a child for lustful purposes
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man has been sentenced for touching a child for lustful purposes.
Fifty-eight-year-old Michael Gillich III was sentenced on one count of touching a child for lustful purposes.
In November 2022, the Biloxi Police Department began investigating a complaint after they were notified by a New Orleans hospital about the crime.
The investigation revealed that during Halloween 2022, a 12-year-old was visiting her mother and the mother’s boyfriend, Gillich III, had sexually abused the child.
During a forensic interview, the victim revealed that Gillich III had begun sexually abusing her when she was 7-years-old and that the sexual abuse continued when she would visit her mother for visitation and while the mother was at work.
The investigation revealed that the child told a family member, who took them to a local hospital where the crime was reported to Biloxi PD.
In August, Gillich was found guilty following a three-day trial in Harrison County.
On Wednesday, September 9 he was sentenced to 15 years, three years suspended with 12 years to serve, followed by three years post-release.
