Upshur County man gets 90 years for sexually assaulting young girl
Posted/updated on: July 13, 2025 at 2:48 am
UPSHUR COUNTY – An Upshur County man was sentenced to 90 years in prison on Wednesday for the sexual assault of a young girl in 2024, our news partner KETK reports.
On Sept. 25, 2024, Upshur County District Attorney’s Office deputies were made aware that a woman found a video on her boyfriend’s, Gary Christopher Durham, hidden phone that showed him sexually assaulting her daughter.
Once the deputies arrived at the home, Durham arrived shortly after because the victim’s mother had called him at work to confront him. When Durham got there, he dropped to his knees and said, “I’m a monster.”
Officials said that the first assault happened on Oct. 1, 2022 when the child was between the age of eight or nine.
Durham pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault on Wednesday and was sentenced to 90 years in prison.
“Before becoming eligible for parole, he must serve at least 30 years day for day, and eligibility for parole does not mean that parole will be granted,” the DA’s office said. “Under the plea bargain agreement, if ever released from prison, he will be required to register as a sex offender for life.”
