In a hearing held on October 19, William Austin Aldama plead guilty and waived his right to a trial by jury for the third-degree felony of possession of child pornography.
THE CASE
On January 18, 2024, Aldama was officially charged in an investigation and taken into custody of the Navarro County Justice Center.
According to documents regarding Aldama’s arrest, an investigation outside of the Navarro County Sheriff’s Office resulted in an arrest last Thursday.
Aldama was processed and subsequently released on personal bonds resulting from the multiple Possession of Child Pornography with Intent to Distribute charges.
During the hearing, presided over by Senior District Judge H.D. Black, Aldama entered his plea and agreed to a sentence of 180 days in jail, to be served day for day, one weekend per month; 10 years of Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision; register as a sex offender; and complete court mandated sex offender therapy.
Per the adjudication order, Aldama reported to the Freestone/Limestone County Community Supervision department on October 23 and must follow all required guidelines and rules, which could include polygraph testing and electronic monitoring.
The defendant will also be required to pay $65.00 monthly for probation, a fee established by the court to be paid to Karol Wade Wright for her supervision of therapy, and the counseling of the unnamed victim in the case.
A review of the progress will be heard in April.
Navarro County District Attorney Will Thompson and District Judge James Lagomarsino recused themselves early on in the investigation, and the case was transferred to Freestone County District Attorney Brian Evans.
Evans ultimately recused his office from the case, and it was transferred to the Attorney General’s office for prosecution.
AG Prosecutor Anna Lee McNelis prosecuted the case, and the defendant was represented by Dallas attorneys Heather Barbieri and Kriti Sharma.
The NavCo Chronicle will continue to update this case as necessary.
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