CHRISTOPHER WINFREE FOUND GUILTY OF SEX CRIMES

Jurors in the 12^th District Court of Walker County deliberated for less than an hour before returning four guilty verdicts against Christopher Winfree on two counts of Aggvavated Sexual Assault of a Child and one count each of Indecency with a Child by Contact and Indecency with a Child by Exposure. Before punishment, at the victim’s request, negotiations were reinitiated with the defendant, and Judge David Moorman sentenced Winfree to an agreed 40 years confinement on each count of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, and the maximum sentences of 20 years for Indecency with a Child by Contact and 10 years for Indecency with a Child by Exposure. Winfree agreed to waive appeal, ensuring complete closure of the victim.