An Ennis child abuser is going to prison for life after being convicted and sentenced by an Ellis County jury.
Calling him a child predator, prosecutors say Wilbert Jones began grooming the girl when she was 15. She is now in her mid 20s. Sexualized comments soon turned to sexual assault resulting in the teenager becoming pregnant.
Her baby was born in 2012. In 2020, a relative finally reported the assaults to the Ellis County District Attorney's office. Ennis police then got DNA tests proving Jones is the baby's father.
The jury came back with three guilty verdicts for sexual assault of a child and -- taking into account a previous conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon -- they sentenced Jones to life.
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