ROCKWALL – A Royse City man was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in prison for the first-degree felony of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Sept. 18 by a Rockwall County jury.
Jurors heard testimony that Arron John Lumsden, 29, sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl in 2007.
Lead prosecutor, Ashley Anderson, related that she was inspired by the courage of the victim, who is now 11 years old.
“Seeing her testify in front of the man who assaulted her and took advantage of her was powerful,” said Anderson. “She had the confidence on the stand to fight back in a situation when she was too little to fight back at the time of the offense.”
“Jurors had to listen to difficult and graphic evidence,” said Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper. “This was a tough case for everyone, and I really appreciate the jury’s hard work.”
Multiple expert witnesses from the Hunt County Children’s Advocacy Center and the Dallas County Children’s Advocacy Center helped educate the jury on the reasons for a delayed outcry and the accuracies of a child’s memory. Prosecutors also called an expert witness from the Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center in the punishment phase to testify about the continuing dangers to society presented by a high risk sex offender.
In punishment, prosecutors presented additional evidence that he had also committed a sexual act with a four-year-old boy.
By J.J. Smith
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