Alabama Man Sentenced to Life without Parole for ‘Depraved’ Torture of a 9-Year-Old

Alabama man sentenced to life without parole for ‘depraved’ torture of a 9-year-old

A Jefferson County man was sentenced Monday to life without the possibility of parole for the drugging, raping, sodomizing, and sexual torturing of a 9-year-old girl left in his care.Ronald Shane Crow of Trafford was also sentenced by a Blount County judge to 99 years for sexual abuse of a child under the age of twelve, 365 days for indecent exposure and unlawful imprisonment and 180 days for menacing, according to a news release.

Blount County man sentenced to life without parole for child sexual torture and abuse

From Tribune Staff Reports BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala — A Blount County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault, torture, and abuse involving a 9-year-old girl. Ronald Shane Crow, 24, of Trafford, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole following his conviction in September 2025 on 13 counts, including two counts of sexual torture of a child under 12, first-degree rape, thr…