A jury returned a verdict of guilty in a four-day trial held in Daviess County Circuit Court July 17-20.
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Larry LeRoy Sprague, 74, Coffey, was found guilty of child molestation first degree; statutory rape first degree; and two counts of attempted statutory rape first degree. The crimes occurred between 2007 and 2013 in or around the town of Coffey, and involved a juvenile who was around six years of age at the time of the first encounter. The investigation began after the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Department of Social Services in May 2016.
The jury began deliberations at 11:27 a.m. on July 20 and returned with the guilty verdict at 2:55 p.m. After the guilty verdict, the jury continued deliberations on sentencing at 4:25 p.m. and returned at 5 p.m. with the following recommendations: 5 years for molestation, 10 years for statutory rape, and 8 years on each of the attempted statutory rape charges.
Sprague rejected a plea offer which was made by the State on the first day of the trial.
The sentencing hearing was set for Sept. 13, and Judge Thomas Chapman ordered a sentence assessment report.
The State was represented by Annie Gibson, Daviess County Prosecutor. Sprague was represented by Kyle Fisher and Mona Spencer, who are public defenders for the 43rd Circuit.