GUILTY VERDICT: Muskogee mother convicted, jury recommends life in prison

CNN Newsource on July 22, 2026

Cherie Walker was convicted on six counts of child neglect and one count of enabling child sexual abuse on July 17. She will be sentenced by a judge at a later date.

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    MUSKOGEE COUNTY, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Warning: this article contains details of rape and sexual assault.

A jury recommends that a Muskogee County woman should spend the rest of her life in prison after her 11-year-old daughter was raped and impregnated by her husband.

Cherie Walker was convicted on six counts of child neglect and one count of enabling child sexual abuse on July 17. She will be sentenced by a judge at a later date.

Walker’s husband, Dustin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison last month.

Prosecutors say Cherie knew the abuse was happening and failed to protect her. The 11-year-old victim gave birth at home without receiving any medical care.

The victim’s grandmother, Michelle Justus, is also charged with child neglect and will face trial later this month. Justus is scheduled for trial on July 23rd.

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