GADSDEN (AL)
Fpx 6
Submitted by Brianne Britzius, Fox 6 Community Web Producer
Thomas Russell Reilly*, 59 was convicted today on charges of rape in the first degree and four counts of sexual abuse of a child under 12 years of age. He will be sentenced May 30 and could face 20-99 years in jail or life imprisonment.
Reilly allowed multiple female children to spend the night at his house on the premise that he could take them to church the next morning. He would also pick the children up from school on Wednesdays to attend church that evening.
Law enforcment says that Reilly worked as an usher and security guard for the church and also drove children to church in a van. He told authorities he was not paid for any of these services and he didn’t charge the parents of the girls for babysitting.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.