A man has pleaded guilty to a long list of child sex-related charges in Pike County, according to District Attorney James Tarbox.

Tarbox said that David Benton appeared in Circuit Court today to enter guilty pleas to 14 counts of sexual abuse of a child under 12, four counts of sodomy in the first degree and 18 counts of production of obscene material.

Benton was sentenced to 30 years, to serve day-for-day with no good time or parole, in the Alabama Department of Corrections.

Tarbox said Benton’s trial was scheduled to start tomorrow. He said the State intended to introduce testimony and evidence that showed in October 2021, Benton was socializing with friends at their home. Throughout the night, Benton would excuse himself to use the restroom or find some other excuse to enter the home

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