{"id":1216889,"date":"2023-04-10T15:33:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T20:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1216889"},"modified":"2023-04-12T03:47:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T08:47:44","slug":"upshur-county-man-sentenced-to-50-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault-of-minors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1216889","title":{"rendered":"Upshur County man sentenced for sexual assault of minors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1216890\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/04\/tackett-175x98.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/04\/tackett-175x98.webp 175w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/04\/tackett-550x310.webp 550w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/04\/tackett-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/04\/tackett.webp 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>GILMER \u00e2\u20ac\u201c An Upshur County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a minor on Monday. Winston David Tackett, 73, was arrested after one of his victims reported the assaults to a teacher at her school. The teacher contacted Child Protective Services and the Upshur County Sheriff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office took over the case. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The defendant holds a position and respect in both the community and in his family and used that to hide his crime and keep his victim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s silenced,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Billy W. Byrd, criminal district attorney said. According to a press release, Tackett\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s assaults go back to 2020 and each victim was assaulted multiple times. Officials said he will not be eligible for parole until he is 100-years-old. The family of the victims was in court to watch the plea, which required Tackett to waive his right to appeal and officials said the victim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to testify.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GILMER \u00e2\u20ac\u201c An Upshur County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a minor on Monday. Winston David Tackett, 73, was arrested after one of his victims reported the assaults to a teacher at her school. 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