Convicted sex offender accused of assaulting 10-year-old at Midland party

Convicted sex offender accused of assaulting 10-year-old at Midland party

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A convicted sex offender was arrested last weekend after investigators said he allegedly assaulted a co-worker's 10-year-old stepdaughter at a party. Jack Roy Thornton, 37, has been charged with Child Grooming with Previous Conviction of Sexual Assault of a Child, a second-degree felony.  According to a Midland Police Department report, around 9:50 p.m. on March 17, officers were called to a home to investigate a pos…