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Southeast Texas golf pro sentenced to five years in prison for sexual assault of child

He could have been sentenced to up to 20 years for each of two charges.

BEAUMONT — A Southeast Texas PGA golf pro is sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault of a child.

The investigation began after the victim’s father found text messages from Kurt Henry Picard to his daughter according to 12News file stories.

A forensic analysis of the girl's cell phone was conducted as part of the investigation. It revealed that Picard had sent the victim explicit messages through a messaging app.

Picard met his victim when her family hired him as a golf coach.

He was sentenced before Judge Larry Gist Wednesday. He could have received up to 20 years for each count.

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