Gautier man sentenced to 20 years for sex crimes involving a minor
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Gautier man will spend two decades behind bars on sex crimes charges involving a minor. Twenty-three-year-old Josemany Francois will…
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Former Ocean Springs substitute teacher sentenced for sexual crimes against middle school students
On Monday, August 19, 2024, Keshawn Trevyune Belcher, 22, of Gautier, Mississippi plead guilty to one count of Touching of a Child for Lustful Purposes and five counts of Exploitation of a Child. Circuit Court Judge Kathy King Jackson sentenced…
Petal man sentenced to 30 years for sexual battery of a child
Biloxi, Mississippi – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 35-year-old Jordin Earl Holmes, of Petal, Mississippi pled guilty today to Sexual Battery and Touching of a Child for Lustful Purposes. Circuit Court Judge Lisa P. Dodson imposed a…
Defendant flees from jury verdict in Gulfport
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that a Harrison County jury returned guilty verdicts on one count of sexual battery and one count of touching of a child for lustful purposes against Jimmy Joe Davis late…
Gulfport man pleads guilty to touching of a child
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that Rickey Roger McGill, 63, of Gulfport, plead guilty to touching of a child for lustful purposes. Circuit Court Judge Randi P. Mueller sentenced McGill to 15 years in the…
Former Biloxi official Fredrick Cliff Kirkland indicted on sex crime charges
A Harrison County grand jury found enough evidence to indict former Biloxi city official Fredrick Cliff Kirkland on nine sex crime charges. According to our media partner the Sun Herald, Kirkland was initially arrested on December 17th,…
Fmr. School Bus Driver Found Guilty of Sexual Battery, Touching of a Child
After a grueling trial and gripping testimony from the alleged victim, a jury convicted and sentenced former Ocean Springs bus driver, Sergio Sandoval, of sexual assault and battery.
Arrested for touching of a child
Biloxi police arrested 57-year-old John Ludlow for touching of a child for lustful purposes. Police say their investigation stems from a complaint where a juvenile victim disclosed being touched in a sexual manner by Ludlow near the 1300 block of…
Man sentenced for sexual battery
A man will be spending his life behind bars after pleading guilty to molesting two children. Fifty-seven year-old Ernesto Martinez will serve a life sentence plus 15 years. Martinez pled guilty to one count of sexual battery and one count…
Gulfport man arrested for child molestation
A local Gulfport man has been arrested on three felony counts of touching of a child for lustful purposes. Thirty-eight year-old Nicholas Puffer was arrested after the female victim filed a report with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office. The victim,…