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Man receives life sentence for sexual battery of child in Jackson

Warning: This story may contain details that are disturbing to some readers.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Hinds County jury found a 39-year-old man guilty of one count of sexual battery of a child under the age of 14.

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On September 8, 2021, Jackson police responded to a disturbance call on Abraham Lincoln Drive. They said the child’s mother reported finding her boyfriend, Jimmie Owens, in her seven-year-old daughter’s bedroom with the child positioned between his legs.

Police said the mother later turned over video evidence. The child was transported to a local hospital.

Owens was arrested and transported to the Jackson Police Department (JPD).

Jimmie Owens (Courtesy: Hinds County Detention Center)

After the guilty verdict, Owens was sentenced to life in prison in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).

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