AMARILLO, TEXAS -- A retired Amarillo firefighter plead guilty Thursday morning to 19 counts of sexually assaulting a child.
Teddy Gene Acklin was sentenced to 25 years behind bars for the charges. He pled guilty to 10 offenses in Potter County and nine in Randall County.
Acklin plead guilty to one county of aggravated sexual assault of a child in exchange for a 25-year prison sentence. Each of the sentences are running concurrent, authorities said.
Police said the victim was assaulted several times between the ages of 12 and 18. She came forward when she was 21-yeas-old.
