July 19, 2018
(McKinney, Texas) – Dean Basil Johnson, 52, of McKinney, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for Indecency with a Child by Contact to be immediately followed by 10 years of community supervision for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis.
In August 2017, a child victim, known to Johnson, reported to her mother that Johnson had sexually assaulted her the previous weekend at Johnson’s home. The abuse was immediately reported to law enforcement. On the same date, another child victim known to Johnson also reported she had been sexually assaulted by Johnson multiple times over the previous year.
After receiving the report, Investigator Fernando Robledo and Sergeant Chris Fontana with the Collin County Sherriff’s Office Child Abuse Task Force initiated an investigation. Eli Molina and Rachel McConnell with the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County forensically interviewed the victims who disclosed further details about the abuse.
Johnson pleaded guilty to Indecency with a Child by Contact and Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and was sentenced to 8 years in prison and 10 years of community supervision, respectively. Assistant District Attorneys Bill Wirskye and Geeta Singletary prosecuted the case.
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