Jury convicts man who 'accidentally' sexually abused toddler

Faces 80 to 270 years in prison

By WND News Services
Published December 15, 2018 at 9:33pm

(Associated Press) A jury took less than 30 minutes to convict a West Virginia man who told police he sexually abused a 3-year-old girl by accident.

Mercer County prosecutor George Sitler tells news outlets that 26-year-old Henry Vincent Bennett was found guilty Thursday of first-degree sexual assault and other charges.

Prosecutors say Bennett told detectives that he twice mistook the toddler for his wife after she climbed into his bed.

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