An Arizona jury on Wednesday convicted the co-founder of a border militia group of molesting a 5-year-old girl but acquitted him of more serious sex charges, court officials said.
Christopher Allen Simcox, who co-founded the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in 2005, was found guilty of two felony counts of child molestation and one felony count of providing obscene material to a minor by the Maricopa County Superior Court jury.
Simcox, 55, was cleared of three felony counts of sexual conduct with a 6-year-old girl, charges that carried mandatory sentences of life in prison.
He faces up to 24 years in prison on each molestation charge at his scheduled July 5 sentencing, prosecutors said.
It was not immediately clear if Simcox would appeal. His advisory lawyer could not be reached for comment following the verdict.
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Oh my, oh dear, another right-wing pervert.
