Stone County man facing child sexual abuse charges
STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — A 59-year-old Stone County man has been…
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Biloxi man receives life sentence for child sex crimes
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Biloxi man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of sex crimes involving a child. Sixty-six-year-old David Patrick Burkart was found guilty of two counts of sexual battery of a…
Vermont man charged following George County child exploitation investigation
GEORGE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)--A Vermont man is facing…
Man denied bail on molestation charge in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gulfport man is behind bars on child sex crime charges out of Jackson County and has been denied bail. Investigators say 44-year-old Wesley Newman is facing a molestation charge for an incident that took place…
George County man charged in child sexual battery case
A Lucedale man is behind bars this week after being charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse involving minors. 23-year-old Bryce McGill is specifically charged with three counts of sexual battery involving a minor under the age of 14. McGill's…
Man who faked his death to avoid child sex charges will serve 85 years in prison
Jacob Blair Scott, convicted of 14 child crimes after the military veteran admitted that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Jackson County, will serve 85 years day for day in prison, a judge decided late Thursday. Circuit Judge…
Serviceman arrested for child sex crimes
A 403rd Wing member, assigned to the 403rd security forces squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, pleaded guilty on child sex crimes Wednesday and was convicted under the uniform code of military justice. Thirty-one year-old Staff Sergeant James McGriff was…