Child molester profiled on 'Oprah' sentenced to 68 years in prison
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A fugitive arrested last fall on sex abuse charges after he was profiled on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has been sentenced to 68 years in prison.
A Vanderburgh County jury found William C. Davis, 33, guilty in April of five counts of child molestation.
In February, Davis was convicted in neighboring Posey County of abusing three boys in 2004, when they were ages 13, 12 and 5. Davis will begin serving the new sentence after he completes his 52-year term from the Posey County case. "There exists no evidence that you can or will be rehabilitated," Vanderburgh Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman said.
Davis testified during his Vanderburgh County trial, denying the allegations. His attorney said an appeal was planned.
Davis disappeared in the summer of 2004, after learning that police were looking for him, authorities said. He was arrested Oct. 6 in North Dakota, two days after Winfrey broadcast his picture on her talk show and offered $100,000 for information leading to his capture.
Two friends, women in North Dakota and Minnesota, divided the $100,000 reward after Davis was caught in Fargo, N.D.
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