A Texas man, Buck McCoy, 43, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the continuous sexual abuse of six young girls. A Harris County jury found McCoy guilty after hearing testimonies from the victims.
According to prosecutors, McCoy’s predatory behavior began in 2012 and continued for eight years. He would strategically gain the trust of families, then abuse that trust by molesting young girls, typically between the ages of 10 and 12, while in their care.
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Despite having a listed address in Alvarado, McCoy had been residing in the Houston area since 2016. His arrest in 2022 came after several victims bravely reported the abuse to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said, “This is exactly the kind of predator who deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison. He abused children, the most vulnerable people in our community, and showed over and over that he cannot be trusted.”
Assistant District Attorney Danielle Oxford commended the victims for their courage in testifying against their abuser and expressed gratitude to the jury for holding McCoy accountable.
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ADAs Danielle Oxford, who is a chief in the DA’s Crime Against Children Division, and Nisha King-Hawkins, who is also assigned to that division, prosecuted the case.
“We’re proud of the victims who had the courage to testify against their attacker and thankful that the jury held this defendant accountable for what he did,” Oxford said. “The jury saw and heard a lot of evidence that was difficult to listen to, and they made the decision to protect every child in our community from ever being hurt by this man again.”
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