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Borger man gets 38 years in prison for child sex charges
Posted: 06.20.2012 at 1:55 PM
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BORGER, TEXAS -- A 41-year-old Borger man was sentenced to a total of 38 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for two charges dealing with a sexual assault of a child case.

Shannon Doyle Davis, 41, received 28 years in prison for the charge of Sexual Assault of a Child, 84th District Attorney Mark Snider announced on Wednesday. The charge was enhanced to a first degree felony by a prior conviction, Snider said.

In 1996, authorities said he was convicted of Indecency with a Child.

Davis was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for the third degree felony charge of Prohibited Sexual Contact.

Snider said a plea agreement made it to where Davis waives his right to have his case tried before a jury and appeal them.

The victim, along with family members, was present and read a statement describing the crime's impact, Snider said.

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