Hazard man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple children receives 3 life sentences

Convicted child molester receives maximum life sentences

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Thursday that a Perry County man previously convicted of sexually assaulting multiple children received three life sentences with no possibility of parole. On Thursday, a Perry County Circuit Judge delivered the sentence recommended last year by a jury. In October, Harrison Cress, 58, was found guilty on two counts of Sodomy First Degree, Child Under 12 (Class A Felony), o…

Hazard man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple children receives 3 life sentences

A Perry County Circuit Judge has sentenced a 58-year-old Hazard man convicted of sexually assaulting multiple children to three life sentences without the possibility of parole.According to a press release by the Office of Attorney General Russell Coleman, in October, Harrison Cress was found guilty on two counts of sodomy in the first degree of a child under the age of 12, one count of incest of a child under the age of 12, and three counts of …

Perry man given three life sentences for incest, sodomy - Mountain Top Media

HAZARD, Ky. — A Perry County man has been given three life sentences for charges related to the sexual abuse of children. Harrison Cress, 58, of Slemp, was found guilty two counts of first-degree sodomy, one count of incest, and three counts of first-degree sexual abuse back in October. All of the charges dealt with victims younger than 12 years old. Prosecutors say Cress groomed multiple children, building trust with them so he could eventually