December 21, 2022
(McKinney, Texas) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Courtney Cochran, 56, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after the jury found him guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. “We thank the jury for delivering the maximum punishment allowed by law for this child predator. And we thank the children for their tremendous courage,” stated Willis after sentencing.
Cochran was an adult who was known by and had ongoing access to two children who later reported him for years-long sexual abuse. Cochran sexually abused the victims over the course of five years, starting when the victims were as young as five years old. Eventually, one of the victims disclosed the abuse during an unrelated CPS investigation, which led the other victim to disclose their abuse as well.
Plano Police Department Detective Kristina McClain investigated the case and interviewed the older victim. The younger victim was forensically interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County. During their interviews, both victims disclosed details about their abuse.
Judge Tom Nowak presided over the case.
The jury found Cochran guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child and assessed punishment at life in prison. By law, a sentence for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child is without eligibility for parole.
Assistant District Attorneys Jamin Daly and Baileigh Hale prosecuted the case, assisted by Collin County District Attorney Investigator Kim Voigt-Eanes, Victim Assistance Coordinator Casey Hendrix, and Legal Secretary Christy Ware.
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