Sex with 6-year-old costs man 20 years
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The defendant, Troy M. Tackett, 35, entered a best-interest plea Wednesday before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of child rape and aggravated sexual battery.
Since the crime involves rape of a child, he will be required to serve 100 percent of his sentence without chance of early release through parole. He will also have to register himself with the state?s sexual offender registry, which keeps tabs on sexual predators, when he is released after serving his sentence.
The charges against Tackett came after he was caught in the act of molesting the child last year. Tackett was arrested when the little girl?s mother walked in to find her daughter being fondled by Tackett.
The girl, who had been left in the care of Tackett, a family member, was found on top of the 330-pound suspect on a bed, wearing little clothing.