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A Shreveport man pleaded guilty today in Caddo District Court to juvenile cruelty with regard to his own son as well as unauthorized entry.
54-year-old Shreveport resident Mark Jointer admitted his guilt in front of District Judge Donald Hathaway Jr. relating to an incident that took place 0n May 19, 2019, when Jointer picked up his then 8-year-old son for a visit. When his son told him about an outing he had participated in with his mother and a male friend of hers, Jointer admitted to becoming angry and backhanding his son multiple times, injuring his nose and mouth. When Jointer returned his child to his mother, Jointer says he forced his way into the mother s home and accused her of cheating on him in front of their son whose injuries were later treated at a local hospital.
Shreveport man to serve 170 years in prison for sex crimes against juveniles (Source: WAVE 3 News) By Daffney Dawson | March 11, 2021 at 7:37 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 7:37 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - According to the Caddo Parish District Attorneyâs Office, Kevin Tramell Gaines, Sr. has been sentenced to a total of 170 years in prison by District Judge Donald Hathaway, Jr. for sex crimes against juveniles.
Gaines was found guilty on March 5 in a bench trial. He was convicted on three counts of molestation of a juvenile under the age of 13 and one count of pornography involving juveniles.
Gaines was sentenced to 50 years at hard labor on each of the three counts of molestation of a juvenile under the age of 13. He was also sentenced to 20 years at hard labor for the single count of pornography involving juveniles, along with a $10,000 fine.
SHREVEPORT, La. - A Shreveport man convicted of sex crimes against juveniles last week in Caddo District Court was sentenced to almost two centuries in prison Thursday, March 11, 2021.