Guilty verdict for suspect in child abuse trial
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – 48-year-old Randall Medders has been found guilty of five counts of child molestation, five counts of child abuse, and ten counts of aggravated assault with sexual motivation.
The jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon following weeks of trial.
Before the trial started, Medders rejected a plea deal offer from the state, which would have sent him to prison for 17 years, given him lifetime probation, and would have required him to register as a sex offender.
Medders is scheduled to be back in court on September 23.