Sunday, September 28, 2008
Belcher Man Pleads Guilty.
Ben Owens, 79, of Belcher pleaded guilty to four counts of 1st degree sex abuse. The crimes happened between 1979 and 1991. Two victims that are now adults came forward.
Under a plea agreement Owens will be on probation for five years, must register as a sex offender, undergo counseling and will not be allowed to have unsupervised visitation with anyone under the age of 14.
Owens will be formally sentenced in December.
Under a plea agreement Owens will be on probation for five years, must register as a sex offender, undergo counseling and will not be allowed to have unsupervised visitation with anyone under the age of 14.
Owens will be formally sentenced in December.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 7:55 AM 
