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Colcord man convicted of rape, sex assault; gets 60-year sentence

by Ron Wood | May 25, 2023 at 10:47 a.m.

FAYETTEVILLE -- An elderly Oklahoma man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault by a Washington County Circuit Court jury.

Jerry Dale Cherry, 73, of Colcord, Okla., was convicted of rape and second-degree sexual assault on Wednesday.

According to prosecutors, Cherry raped a person younger than 14 and engaged in sexual contact with a person younger than one year old.

The jury recommended sentences of 40 years at the Arkansas Department of Correction on the rape charge and 20 years on the second-degree sexual assault charge.

Circuit Judge Mark Lindsay ordered Cherry serve the terms consecutively.

Whitney Doolittle and Jonathan Dixon prosecuted the case for the state.

Print Headline: Cherry guilty of rape, sex assault

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