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HAYS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD SEX CRIMES
March 31, 2021
Jonathan Zweygardt
Hays Post
A Hays man pleaded guilty to a pair of child sex crimes Tuesday.
Christopher Lynn Cox, 21, pleaded guilty to criminal sodomy and sexual battery in Ellis County District Court. Criminal sodomy is a level three person felony and sexual battery is a misdemeanor.
According to court documents, the sodomy charges stem from an incident on Feb. 17, 2020, where Cox Provided alcohol and had sex with a 14-year-old girl.
As a result of the plea agreement, a rape or an alternative charge of aggravated indecent liberties with