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Canton man had sexual relations with 12-year-old cousin, authorities say
A Canton man has been sentenced to jail after fathering a baby with a 15-year-old girl and having sexual relations with his 12-year-old cousin.
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Canton man had sexual relations with 12-year-old cousin, authorities say
Canton man had sexual relations with 12-year-old cousin, authorities say(District Attorney's Office)
By WLBT Staff
Published: Mar. 25, 2024 at 9:34 AM MST|Updated: 2 hours ago
CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Canton man has been sentenced to jail after fathering a child with a 15-year-old girl and having sexual relations with his 12-year-old cousin.
Bruce Thompson, 27, of Canton, was sentenced to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without the possibility of early release or parole.
In February of 2019, UMC reported to the Canton Police Department that they had a 15-year-old girl miscarry a child while at the hospital.
CPD began an investigation to determine who the father of the child was due to the mother still being under the age of consent.
Their investigation and DNA testing confirmed that Thompson was the father.
He was 22 years old at the time the baby was conceived, and the victim would have been fourteen.
Prior to the indictment being served on the defendant, officers received a complaint from another juvenile’s mother stating that Thompson had been having sex with her child since the child was 12 years old.
Thompson and the juvenile were cousins.
Officers searched Facebook and text messages which revealed explicit text messages between Thompson and the child indicating that he had been engaging in sexual acts with the victim since 2021.
Neither victim wished to testify against Thompson, who pleaded guilty in each case.
He was sentenced to serve twenty years on each case with that time to run concurrently.
All time will be served day-for-day with no chance for early release or parole.
Upon release, he will be required to register and report as a sex offender for the rest of his life.