Floyd County Judge William Sparks sentenced David Wayne Huether, 63 of Lindale, to 30 years in prison and life of probation after being convicted of sexually abusing a mentally disabled child back in 2018.
Despite being arrested in 2019, the case was postponed pending a psychiatric evaluation. However, Huether, who has been out on bond, refused to work with state mental health officials.
Huether remained steadfast claiming his innocence during sentencing this week.
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David Wayne Huether, 58 of Lindale, was arrested this week after reports said he sexually assaulted a man with “diminished mental capacity”.
Reports said that Huether grabbed the victim’s penis and forced him to submit to acts of oral and anal sexual relation.
The incident occurred at a home on Spring Street in Lindale back on September 1 of last year.
Huether is charged with sexual battery, sodomy, and exploitation and intimidation of an elderly or disabled person.
