Life for child sex abuse, assault
Posted/updated on: February 26, 2026 at 8:49 am
ATHENS — An East Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of sexual abuse against children and sexual assault of a minor. According to an indictment from the 173rd Judicial District and our news partner KETK, 35-year-old Ashton Todd Salsman was accused of committing two or more acts of sexual abuse against minors from 2023 to 2024.
On Tuesday, Salsman pleaded guilty to one count of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and one count of aggravated sexual assault against a child. Following his guilty plea, Salsman was sentenced by the 392nd District Court to life in prison.
