Father gets 1 year for touching son?s friends
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The defendant, Terry Allen Hedgecoth, 40, was ordered to serve one year of a 10-year sentence after entering a best-interest plea before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of sexual battery by an authority figure, casual exchange of drugs, and furnishing alcohol to minors. He will also be required to register himself with the state?s sexual offender registry where his whereabouts can be tracked by law enforcement as well as the public.
His sentence comes for his conduct at a party last year in honor of his son?s 18th birthday. Lawmen say there was a mix of adults and juveniles at the party, as well as alcohol and drugs. They said it was during the party Hedgecoth provided a bong with marijuana to several girls and boys, ages 14 to 16, as well as offering them mixed drinks containing alcohol.
The party was raided after one of the girls reported Hedgecoth, saying she had been molested by the host. The 14-year-old girl told her mother Hedgecoth had also inappropriately touched her the month before.
The mother, at that point, went to confront Hedgecoth at the party and walked into a room to find another 14-year-old girl, partly clothed, with the suspect.