Smith County Man Found Not Guilty On Child Sex Abuse Charges

TYLER – A Tyler insurance agent has been exonerated of child abuse charges. William Ronald Crist, 47, of Flint, has been found not guilty of a variety child sexual assault charges. He was arrested last March for the continuous sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. He also faced two sexual assault of a child charges. His lawyer told our news partner KETK that Crist was “very grateful for the jury seeing the truth in this case.” Following his arrest last year, his lawyer told KETK that Crist “was going through a bitter divorce from his wife and we believe these allegations are being made by his wife for financial reasons and by his accuser for personal reasons.” He said Crist passed a polygraph exam regarding the allegations.