July 29, 2021
(McKinney, Texas) – Jeffery Michael Wineberg, 46, of McKinney, Texas, was sentenced to Life in prison without the possibility of parole for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis. ” This predator’s attempt to hide his abuse was revealed by this brave child who had the courage to record one of the most horrific moments of her life”, said Willis after sentencing.
Wineberg was an adult who had ongoing access to the child. He sexually abused the victim over the course of two years until the child was 13 years old. Eventually, the child was able to make an audio recording of an incident of abuse by hiding an iPad under a pillow. The child played the audio recording for her mother, but Wineberg would later learn of the recording and attempt to delete it from the iPad. The child also disclosed the abuse to another family member. The abuse was reported to the McKinney Police Department and CPS.
McKinney Police Department Detective Taran Shoemake investigated the case and was assisted by Detective Aaron Magallanez. The child was forensically interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County where the child disclosed details about the ongoing abuse. Allen Police Department Detective Keith Compton and Collin County District Attorney Investigator Chris Meehan were able to retrieve the deleted audio recording from the iPad.
The jury found Wineberg guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Judge John R. Roach, Jr. presided over the case and assessed punishment at life in prison. By law, a sentence for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child is without eligibility for parole.
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Justin Dotzel and Geeta Singletary prosecuted the case, assisted by Collin County District Attorney Investigator Kim Voigt-Eanes, Victim Assistance Coordinator Casey Hendrix, and Legal Secretary Ramnpreet Kaur, as well as Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office Forensic Analyst Mark P. Porter.
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