Monticello Area Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Sex Crimes against Children
January 24th, 2011 by Joe Burgess
In Drew County Circuit Court, last week, a 51 year old Monticello area man pled guilty to multiple charges of “2nd degree sexual assault” against 3 female victims, under the age of 14.
Billy Ray Austin, of HWY 278 East, was acccused of acts that occurred in Drew and Chicot counties, during or before April and May of 2010. There were 6 charges total, involving 3 victims, all under the age of 14.
Austin accepted the guilty pleas, followed by 3 sentences of 20 years each, for the 3 Drew County charges. The 3 sentences will run concurrent (all at the same time.)
Austin then pled guilty to the 3 identical charges from Chicot County. He was sentenced to 3 concurrent sentences of 20 years each, from the Chicot County cases.
The 2 concurrent sentences will run consecutively, for a total of 40 years.
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I am unfamiliar with this case but can definitely say it is a sigh of relief to know that he will be locked up. I feel sorry for the hurt and shame caused to his family and those of the teenage girls. If anyone ever messed with my child….
Sick pervert.
It was my daughter that he done this to. He was a trusted member of the family that babysitted my kids all the time. My Kids loved him. I tell you this so that all parents would be careful. Do not trust anyone. Watch for signs with your children. The sign i missed is for six months before we found out she did not want to go over there.. She would cry not wanting to go..WATCH FOR SIGNS..TRUST NO ONE!!!
Yep, no one saw that coming. May God have mercy on his soul!