Jury finds Baum guilty of indecency
Dateline: March 18, 2010
Clarendon Enterprise
A Donley County Jury convicted a Lelia Lake man last Friday of indecency with a child by contact.
William Lee Baum was found guilty of the second degree felony offense after a two day trial here last week. He was sentenced to 10 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and fined $10,000.00 by the Donley County jury.
“The nightmare is over for the family affected by this defendant’s actions,” said District Attorney Luke Inman. “The child’s willingness to come forward stopped the defendant from committing anymore horrible acts.”
Baum, age 67, was arrested for the offense of indecency with a child on July 17, 2009 after an investigation was conducted regarding an outcry of sexual abuse made by a family member. Baum was later indicted by a Donley County Grand Jury on October 5, 2009, for indecency with a child by contact.
According to documents filed with the Donley County Clerk’s office, the victim was eight years old at the time of the offense.
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