West Virginia man sentenced in sexual abuse case linked to local school lawsuit involving a child

West Virginia man sentenced in sexual abuse case linked to local school lawsuit involving a child

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — A sexual assault case tied to a civil lawsuit against the Brooke County Board of Education moved forward Tuesday in Brooke County Circuit Court. According to our Media Partner Herald-Star, Rodney D. Taylor, 20, of Wellsburg, was sentenced to home confinement for 10 to 25 years, followed by up to 50 years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to one felony count and two misdemeanor counts of second-degree sexual abuse. The s…