The voice of veteran prosecutor Leslie McWilliams broke with emotion in 27th District Court as she began closing arguments against William “Bill” Jacobsen, who was convicted of repeated sexual assaults against one of his youth baseball players and another boy.

With no DNA evidence and very little medical evidence, the jury reached its decision largely based on testimony from those involved in the investigation, a few corroborating witnesses and two unassuming 14-year-old victims.

Judge Joe Carroll will sentence Jacobsen in about a month after a pre-sentence investigation is completed. He faces a minimum sentence of 25 years but could also receive life in prison.

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