Former Texas Rangers relief pitcher John Wetteland performed oral sex acts on a boy on three occasions inside a shower in Denton County, according to a letter that prosecutors say the boy wrote when he was It described one sexual assault per year when the boy was 4, 5 and 6 years old. If the jury finds him guilty, Wetteland faces a prison term of 25 years to life.
Wetteland is 56 and lives in Trophy Club. A back injury ended his playing career in The state rested its case on Wednesday, and the defense will begin to call witnesses on Thursday.
The district learned of the letter via an electronic system that monitors student accounts, Greg Royer said. Prosecutors also presented a series of teachers and classmates who knew the victim when he was an Argyle High School student.
They testified they knew him to be truthful. About two years later, when the boy was a senior in high school, his mother insisted he write the letter describing the abuse. A counselor and assistant principal reported the letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Bartonville is about 12 miles south of Denton. Emerson Clarridge. September 1, at AM. A grand jury indicted Wetteland in In Other News Entertainment Entertainment. Finance Finance. Associated Press Finance.
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