May 3 – ANDERSON – A 50-year-old Anderson man was convicted of two counts of child molestation, one of which is the highest possible felony charge.
Gordon L. Wilson was found guilty by a Madison Circuit Court Division 6 jury after deliberating for just over an hour following a four-day trial.
Wilson faces a maximum sentence of 62 years. The state’s case was presented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matt Savage, Dan Kopp and Gabriella Capocelli.
Judge Mark Dudley set sentencing for May 21.
Wilson was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department in 2021 in connection with incidents that allegedly occurred in 2019.
According to a probable cause statement, Wilson had sexual intercourse with the then-9-year-old girl in July 2019.
Deputies spoke with Wilson three times by phone. He claimed to be aware of the allegations and denied them.
He was never interviewed in person by deputies.
Wilson works as an over-the-road truck owner-operator.
The alleged incidents occurred while the girl’s mother was in another room or shopping.
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