Janesville man sentenced to 40 years for incest and child sexual assault

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — A Janesville man has been found guilty of incest and repeated sexual assault of a minor. His mother and father have already been sentenced for sexual crimes that took place in their Janesville “house of horrors.”

Cody Markham, 27, was found guilty of the crimes in an April jury trial.

According to prosecutors, Markham blamed both the victim and his mother in a pretrial investigation.

“What he did … shocks the conscience,” Assistant District Attorney Margaret Ginocchio said at Friday’s sentencing hearing, adding Markham “shows no remorse, no concern for [the victim].  He blames her. He has twisted this so that he’s the victim. That is outrageous.”

Judge Jeffrey Kuglitsch sentenced Markham to 40 years in prison, followed by another 20 of supervised parole.

Markham’s father, 57-year-old Spencer Markham, was found guilty of three counts of Repeated Sexual Assault in connection with the case.

His mother, Kelly Markham, 53, was sentenced to 20 years on the charge of second-degree sexual assault of a child.

Assistant District Attorney Alex Goulart called the Markham home a “house of horrors” in his argument for a maximum sentence for Kelly Markham, at her sentencing hearing.