A Texas District Attorney’s office secures a life with no parole sentence for a child predator who claimed God told him to do it.
Christopher Caudill, 46, of Dallas, Texas, was the child’s regular caregiver.
The now 18-year-old girl revealed to a family friend in November 2021 that Caudill had molested her on multiple occasions when she was between the ages of 11 and 17.
According to the victim, Caudill would rationalize his actions throughout the assault by claiming that “God told him to do it” and “that’s what they did in the Bible.”
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After that, the victim’s friend reported the abuse to the police.
Carrollton Police Department investigated the case and separately interviewed both the victim, who disclosed details of the abuse, and Caudill, who admitted to sexually assaulting the victim over a number of years.
Caudill stated he abused the victim because they had a relationship that was “a love like they had in the Bible.”
The jury found Caudill guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, a first-degree felony carrying a punishment range of 25 years to life in prison.
After finding Caudill guilty and considering the facts of the case, the jury assessed punishment at life in prison. By law, a sentence for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child is without eligibility for parole.
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After sentencing, District Attorney Greg Willis said, “It’s revolting that this horribly evil person not only inflicted such prolonged pain and evil on a child but also had the twisted nerve to use God and the Bible to justify it. We are thankful the jury saw through his deceit and delivered justice.”
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Alex Haynes and Wendy Correa prosecuted the case, assisted by District Attorney Investigators Greg Bowers and Michael Coleman, Victim Assistance Coordinator Melissa White, and Legal Secretary Raman Kaur.
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