Mississippi man who faked suicide to escape child rape charges sentenced to 85 years in prison

A Mississippi man who faked his personal suicide in an try and keep away from legal fees for youngster rape has been sentenced to 85 years in jail.

Jacob Blair Scott, 44, was discovered responsible of 1 rely of kid exploitation, 4 counts of touching a baby for lustful functions, and 9 counts of sexual battery.

Jackson County Circuit Choose Kathy King Jackson sentenced Scott to 85 years in jail, plus $10,000 in fines. She stated that Scott will primarily be serving a life sentence.

Investigators discovered Scott’s small boat off the coast of Orange Seaside, Alabama, in July 2018. Officers discovered a gun and a be aware on the boat, however little forensic proof indicating {that a} suicide occurred.

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In keeping with the U.S. Marshals, a weeks-long search effort by authorities for Scott’s physique failed to search out his stays. 

When Scott faked his personal suicide, he was out on bond and had a scheduled courtroom listening to, however failed to seem. Officers additionally found that Scott took out $45,000 from a checking account earlier than disappearing. 

Scott was added to the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wished Fugitive Record in January 2020 earlier than he was arrested.

Scott was arrested by authorities in 2020 in an Oklahoma RV park and was residing beneath another person’s title.

Choose Jackson described the proof within the case as “overwhelming.”

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Jacob Blair Scott, 44, was discovered responsible of 1 rely of kid exploitation, 4 counts of touching a baby for lustful functions, and 9 counts of sexual battery.
(U.S. Marshals)

“The proof is overwhelming,” Jackson stated. “It’s extra proof than I’ve in all probability ever seen.”

The sufferer testified in the course of the trial, stating that Scott had sexually assaulted her at the very least 30 instances between 2016 and 2017, which stopped when she grew to become pregnant. She gave beginning to the newborn, in accordance with her testimony.

District Legal professional Angel Myers McIlrath stated that the crime was “brazen and so vile.”

“That is the primary time in my 18 years I’ve ever seen something so brazen and so vile,” McIlrath stated. “That is about blaming the 14-year-old. This entire trial was about humiliating the 14-year-old who had no selection.”

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Scott stated in the course of the trial that psychological points corresponding to post-traumatic stress affected his psychological state when the crimes had been dedicated. Scott additionally pleaded with Jackson to take his psychological well being into consideration, stating that he was affected by melancholy, was closely medicated, and had relationship points on the time of the crime that clouded his judgment.

Scott is a navy veteran and was awarded a Purple Coronary heart for his service in Iraq, the place he was injured, in accordance with the U.S. Marshals Service

The Related Press contributed to this report