June 16, 2022
(McKinney, Texas) – Mark Hutson, 53, of Whitewright, was sentenced by a jury to 40 years in prison for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, and 15 and 10 years on related charges, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis. “Perpetrating a decade’s worth of sexual assaults on a child is beyond revolting and disgusting. In the end, the victim’s courage will bring 40 straight years of consequences to this predator,” said Willis after sentencing.
Hutson had ongoing access to the child through a relationship with the child’s family. Hutson sexually abused the child from the time the child was 6 years old until 16 years old. The child moved to a different state a year later, when the child was 17. In 2019, at 23 years old, the victim reported the abuse to the Allen Police Department.
Allen Detective Julian Adames investigated the case. The child was forensically interviewed at the Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center, where the child disclosed details about the decade of abuse.
Judge Don Adams presided over the jury trial. At trial, the jury also heard evidence of Hutson’s three prior convictions for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. Two of those were from Illinois in the early 90’s. The third involved multiple firearms and was prosecuted federally in the Eastern District of Texas in 2015.
The jury found Hutson guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, and Sexual Assault of a Child. The jury assessed punishment at 40 years in prison, 15 years in prison, and 10 years in prison, respectively. By law, a sentence for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child is without eligibility for parole.
Assistant District Attorneys Ashleigh Woodall and Kailey Gillman prosecuted the case, assisted by District Attorney Investigators Gregory Bowers, Victim Assistance Coordinator Casey Hendrix, and Legal Secretary Shaunette Bronson.
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