A Fort Bend County woman has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars because she failed to prevent a young teen's sexual abuse, citing 'religious beliefs.'
RICHMOND, Texas -- A Fort Bend County woman has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars because she failed to prevent a young teen's sexual abuse.
Child abuse investigators determined the purported marriage had been going on for nearly a year before authorities learned about it. On April 29, 2022, a jury convicted Cherry Payton of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and sentenced her to serve 30 years, day for day, in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division. Continuous sexual abuse of a young child is a first-degree felony punishable by 25 to 99 years, or life, in prison with no parole eligibility. The offense also requires lifetime registration as a sex offender.
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