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Fort Worth 66-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 65 Years in Prison for Online Solicitation of Underage Girl

Fort Worth 66-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 65 Years in Prison for Online Solicitation of Underage Girl
James Sexton

On August 21, 2024, a Tarrant County jury found 66-year-old James Sexton guilty of Online Solicitation of a Minor Under 14 and sentenced him to 65 years in prison.

On March 5, 2023, the victim's parents found multiple inappropriate text messages on their 13-year-old daughter's phone.  The text messages were from Sexton, a neighbor in the same apartment complex.

Due to Sexton's multiple felony convictions, the jury found him to be a Habitual Offender.

The Fort Worth Police Department investigated the case.  The prosecutors were Assistant District Attorneys Erika Staif and Megan Bradshaw.

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