September 5, 2024
(McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis’s office secured a 50 year no-parole sentence for Quadriel Forest, 32, of Dallas, Texas for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child after a jury found him guilty.
Forest was an adult who was known by and had ongoing access to the child. He sexually abused the victim over the course of 5 years, beginning when the child was age 4 and continuing until the child was 9 years old. Forest abused the child in multiple cities, including Dallas and McKinney, Texas. The victim disclosed the abuse to the school counselor at age 9 following an assault that occurred the day before. The school reported the abuse to Child Protective Services, which then initiated a law enforcement investigation.
McKinney Police Department Detective Alyssa Rolen investigated the case. The child was forensically interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County, where the victim disclosed details about the abuse. The child then underwent a sexual assault nurse examination (commonly known as a “SANE Exam”), which led to the discovery of Forest’s DNA on the child’s body. A law enforcement search of the child’s room revealed the presence of semen on the walls of the room. Forest attempted to explain to detectives why his semen would be in the child’s room by explaining that he had masturbated in the child’s room, but he could not explain away why his DNA was found on the child’s inner thighs.
The jury found Forest guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, a first-degree felony carrying a punishment range of 25-99 years or life in prison. After finding Forest guilty, the jury assessed punishment at 50 years in prison. By law, a sentence for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child is without eligibility for parole. Judge Jennifer Edgeworth presided over the case.
“This child’s courage in speaking up about years of abuse to a trusted adult brought crucial evidence to light in court. I’m deeply thankful for the school staff, CPS, law enforcement, my prosecutors, and our jurors who all worked together to ensure this child’s predator will serve 50 straight years with no chance of parole,” stated Willis after sentencing.
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Abbie Adkins and Baileigh Hale prosecuted the case, assisted by District Attorney Investigators Kim Voigt-Eanes and Laurie Gibbs, and Legal Secretary Ramnpreet Kaur.
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