Gadsden Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison For Child Sexual Abuse and Obscene Materials:
Photo From the Etowah County Sheriff’s Department
Gadsden- A 44 year old Gadsden man, Paul Victor Yother was sentenced to 50 years in prison on charges of child sexual abuse, and possession of obscene material. Yother plead guilty on four counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old and eleven counts of unlawful possession of obscene matter. In accordance with the charges, Yother will not be eligible for parole, probation, or early release.
The case first came to authorities attention when a victim in Walton County Florida had come forward, and investigators there contacted the Etowah County Sheriff’s Department concerned there may be similar incidents in the area. Initially 3 young female victims were discovered between the two areas, but an additional victim was later discovered through the investigation.
Youther had been held on an over 13 million dollar bond. He allegedly had admitted to a father of one of the victims to the abuse.
The case was overseen by Etowah County Circuit Judge George Day.
