Man receives 8 life sentences after child abuse conviction

Cody Barnes mugshot

Cody Blake Barnes (Bowie County Jail).

A Texas man convicted on multiple counts of sexual and physical abuse against his own children received eight life sentences plus 352 years.

On December 6, Cody Blake Barnes, 32, was convicted by a jury of 33 crimes, including continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, several counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, and numerous counts of indecency with a child. His wife, 32-year-old Brittany Michelle Barnes, faces trial as well. The victims of Barnes’ abuse included his biological offspring and the children from his wife’s previous relationship.

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