Haltom City Man Receives 26 Year Sentence for Child Sexual Abuse

On June 10, 2024, a Tarrant County Court accepted a plea deal in the case against 53-year-old Shawn Landers.  According to the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Landers pled guilty to two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and was sentenced to 26 years in prison.  

Landers sexually assaulted two young family members multiple times.  One victim told investigators that the assaults happened almost every day for a few years.  Landers also took inappropriate photographs of at least one of the minors.  

The Haltom City Police Department investigated the case.