Ector Co man sentenced to 113 years in prison for child sexual assault offenses

Ector Co man sentenced to 113 years in prison for child sexual assault offenses

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Ector County man has been convicted of multiple sex crimes against children. Court records show that on Friday, an Ector County jury found Weldon Needham guilty on three counts of Sexual Assault of Child, second-degree felony and one count of Continuous Sexual Abuse of Child, first-degree felony. Needham was first charged in June of 2023 after deputies with the Ector County Sheriff’s Office responded after a …

Man sentenced to 70 years without parole for child sex crimes

A man described as a predator who stole the innocence of two young girls and sexually assaulted them for nine years is going to prison for the rest of his life.

Justin Burney was sentenced to 104 years to 147 years 3 months

Contributed After a nine-day trial, a Brunswick County jury found Justin Burney guilty as charged on five counts of statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult and nine counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jason C. Disbrow sentenced the defendant to four consecutive active sentences of 300-420 months followed by three consecutive sentences of 16-29 months or 1,248-1,767 months. The defendan…