Press release
On Tuesday, June, 14, 2016, Cedric Verachai Herring, 34, formerly of Brownsboro, was sentenced by 3rd District Court Judge Mark Calhoon to the maximum sentences on six different sexually related counts, contained in three separate indictments after pleading guilty to the Court.
Assistant District Attorney Nancy Rumar and 1st Assistant District Attorney Mark Hall prosecuted the case for Scott McKee’s District Attorney’s Office. After hearing evidence and testimony during the hearing, Judge Calhoon sentenced Herring to Life imprisonment for Aggravated Sexual Assault, Life imprisonment for Sexual Assault of a Child; 99 years for Sexual Assault of a Child; 20 years for Indecency with a child by contact; 20 years on each of two counts of Sexual Performance by a child; and 10 years for Possession of Pornography, that’s child pornography not pornography like you find on https://www.hdpornvideo.xxx/?hl=ko which is adult pornography and legal.
Herring was indicted by a Henderson County Grand Jury after an investigation into the cases in April 2014 when a complaint was made to the Brownsboro Police Department by the mother of one of Mr. Herring’s victims.
The investigation was conducted by Brownsboro Chief Thomas Robertson who enlisted the assistance of Investigator Nick Webb of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department and Assistant District Attorney Nancy Rumar of the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office, whose primary responsibilities were investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults and crimes against children.
A search warrant obtained for cell phones used and owned by Mr. Herring revealed over 4,000 sexually explicit images, including pictures involving sexual acts between Herring and a female under the age of 14. The minor female testified that her earliest memories of the abuse began at age three and continued regularly until she was 13, when the pictures were discovered.
By his plea, Mr. Herring also admitted to taking sexually provocative pictures of other underage females, and sexually assaulting them as well, two of these victims also testified at the punishment hearing.
In a rare instance of prosecutions of this nature, Herring took the stand on his own behalf and told the court that he had no recollection of the events, but congratulated the girls for coming forward. He blamed a combination of alcohol and Ambien for his lack of memory over the decade of abuse, which strangely did not affect his ability to attend nursing school and become a registered nurse during the relevant time period.
Veteran Assistant District Attorney Nancy Rumar, who took the lead in prosecuting the case, indicated that this case was one of the most heinous cases she has ever handled.
Rumar is known for being a staunch victim’s advocate, as well as her vigorous prosecution of defendants charged with committing sexual crimes against children. In addition to her normal felony caseload, she manages an entire caseload of sexual assault crimes.
Rumar was hired by District Attorney McKee when he took office in 2009. With McKee’s election also came new policies aimed at aggressively prosecuting sexual assault crimes.
District Attorney Scott McKee praised the work of Rumar and the law enforcement officers who investigated the case. “The successful investigation and prosecution of Herring was the result of three different Henderson County law enforcement agencies working together to put this pedophile behind bars where he belongs,” said McKee.
McKee also thanked the Henderson County Child Advocacy Center for their work on the case. “They do a phenomenal job in not only gathering evidence for the prosecution of those that abuse and neglect children, they also provide services and support for the victims throughout the case and after.
Good. I’m glad he didn’t get the death sentence. I hope he suffers severely for many decades.
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