BEAUMONT, Texas — A 27-year-old Nederland man was sentenced to 99 years in prison Friday by a Jefferson County jury for sexually assaulting a young child.
Peyton Cole Smith, 27, of Nederland, was sentenced Friday before Judge John Stevens in Jefferson County's Criminal District Court. He will not be eligible for parole.
Smith was found guilty Friday morning for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Because his victim was younger than 6-years-old, the charge is a first degree felony.
He was originally charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child as well as sexual performance of a child.
Smith was indicted in 2020.
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