Man sentenced for solicitation

TYLER – For asking two young girls to change his diaper last summer, an East Texas man received a 16-year prison sentence. On Monday, Whitehouse resident Wesley Worl, 47, entered a guilty plea to the charge of solicitation to commit indecency with a child (sexual contact). After that, he received a 16-year sentence for the crime. Worl was upgraded from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony, which carries a sentence of two to twenty years, according to the prosecution, because he had previously served time in prison.

After review by the appeals staff of the DA’s office, the state declared that this was the most serious charge Worl could face for what transpired. The 475th District Court’s Judge Taylor Heaton stated that although he was reluctant to accept the plea agreement, Worl could receive the maximum sentence possible for this crime. Worl was mandated to register as a sexual offender for the duration of the legal requirement.

An 11-year-old girl reported to police on July 29, 2025, that she and her friend were riding their bikes close to Andy Woods Elementary School and Pollard Park in Tyler. A man asked to have his diaper changed after getting out of his truck. He reportedly yelled, “Goo goo ga ga, I need a diaper change.” According to documents, when the man—later identified as Worl—approached the girls while only wearing a diaper, they fled in fear. A nearby family member helped them.