A Sumner County jury has convicted 46-year-old Christopher Howard Alessio on 21 charges of child sexual abuse, concluding a five-day trial that revealed years of abuse spanning more than a decade.

Assistant District Attorneys Nathan Nichols and Tara Wyllie prosecuted the case, which centered on crimes committed against multiple children in Hendersonville and White House from 2005 through 2022.

Alessio was first arrested in October 2022 after a 13-year-old girl disclosed repeated molestation and rape during the summer of that year. Following his arrest, additional women and girls came forward, reporting that Alessio had also abused them. In total, six victims were identified, some of whom had been waiting more than a decade for justice.

The jury found Alessio guilty of two counts of cont

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