Parker County repeat child abuser sentenced for molestation cases

A Parker County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty on multiple counts of child sexual abuse.On July 17, a Parker County jury found 36-year-old Darrell Eugene Read guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and indecency with a child by contact.The jury sentenced Read to life in prison in both cases, which he will serve consecutively. Read was also given a $10,000 as part of his sentencing.Read had previously been sentenced to four years in prison in 2012 after being found guilty of injury of a child. A 9-month-old child suffered bruises in multiple parts of her body in that investigation.The victim, now a teenager, testified that Read sexually abused her in a home and motels in Parker County, as well as in Arkansas, over a period of six years.Read testified in his defense, and had no explanation as to why the victim would make up her allegations.The jury deliberated for two hours before delivering their verdict. They took 25 minutes to sent