Child molester s convictions, 45-year sentences affirmed
Special to the Weatherford Democrat Feb 3, 2021 FreeImages
The two aggravated sexual assault convictions and 45-year consecutive prison sentences a Joshua man was given by a Parker County jury in July 2019 were upheld Wednesday in a decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Patrick Edward Winchester, 44, was convicted for making two different 9-year-old girls perform oral sex on him, one in 2008 and another in 2012. Both occurred at his home in unincorporated Parker County near Reno and Springtown.
âWhen the girls came forward in 2017 and told law enforcement what had happened to them, their outcries were both graphic and remarkably similar,â said Parker County District Attorney Jeff Swain. âTheir credibility was apparent to the Parker County Sheriffâs Office investigator who worked on the case as well as the jury who heard their testimon