June 6, 2014
(McKinney, Texas) – Timothy James Taylor, 34, of Colorado, received a life sentence for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis.
Evidence showed that Taylor molested his step-daughter multiple times from 2009 to 2011 when she was 9 to 11 years old. The victim and her family, including Taylor, moved to McKinney in the summer of 2009 to work on what Taylor called “an organic farm.” The family of six lived in a dilapidated trailer without running water or electricity. Three of the four oldest children, including the victim, slept in a tent outdoors and were made to bury their waste in the backyard as the home had no toilet. Taylor, who shared a bed with the victim’s mother, would leave his room and night and lie down naked with the victim to molest her. The victim testified that the abuse continued on an almost nightly basis for the full two years they lived in McKinney.
Although the victim told her mother and a family friend about the abuse by Taylor, neither reported it to the police. In 2012, the police were contacted by the victim’s Aunt because the victim disclosed the abuse to her.
The jury returned a guilty verdict on Friday on one count of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child and one count of Indecency with a Child by Contact after less than an hour of deliberation. The punishment phase began Friday afternoon and the jury sentenced Taylor on the convictions.
Prosecutors Daniel Lewis and Claire Miranda prosecuted the case and were assisted by District Attorney Investigators Stephanie Strickland and Greg Bowers. The case was investigated by Allen Detectives P.D. Jackson and Michelle Peel. Judge John R. Roach, Jr., presided over the case.
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