Bethalto Man Pleads Guilty To Child Sexual Abuse In Jersey County
Jersey County child sexual abuse case involving video evidence concludes with five-year prison sentence.
JERSEYVILLE – A Jersey County judge sentenced a Bethalto man to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child earlier this year.25-year-old Anthony B. Newcome of Bethalto pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim under 13 years of age. As a Class 2 felony, the charge carried a possible sentence of three to seven years of imprisonment plus two years of mandatory supervised release.Newcome entered his guilty plea in Jersey County C...
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