JASPER COUNTY, Miss.–Child molestation and child rape were the charges against Sam Hales, 56, in Jasper County, and this week the jury took less than an hour to find him guilty. Hales will be sentenced Sept. 28, 10 a.m., according to the DA.
“Sexual predators will continue to be prosecuted here in the 13th Circuit Court District by my office, and we will not relent until we have driven them out of our communities,” said District Atty. Daniel Jones.