A judge in Collin County has sentenced a McKinney man to 50-years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage relative, then trying to kill them both.
The first time 36-year-old James Hill was caught sexually assaulting a family member he was arrresed and jailed. Hill managed to post bond, but with the condition that he stay away from the teenager.
But Collin County Assistant District Attorney Kerry Thomas says the condition on his bond was one Hill could not abide.
"He found way to reconnect with her" said Thomas. "And another relative of the victim found them together after he had already posted bond, and caught them again in an act of sexual abuse and at that point the defendent fled with the victim."
At that point, Hill took the girl to his apartment in McKinney where he tried to give the victim a lethal dose of drugs. He then took several drugs himself to try and committ suicide. Police found both in time and Hill was again arrested.
In exchange for Hill's guilty plea, he has been sentenced to 50-years in prison.
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