An Independence man has been found guilty of sexually abusing a child.
The Buchanan County Attorney’s Office says a Buchanan County jury found 34-year old Scott Neil Brown guilty of five counts of Second Degree Sexual Abuse on Tuesday.
An initial report was filed February 3rd, with an investigation by Independence Police revealing that Brown committed multiple sex acts upon a child under 12 years old for three and a half years (between August 2019 and February 2023).
An imposed prison sentence is required. If the Court imposes consecutive sentences, Brown faces up to 125 years in prison for which he must serve 87 ½ years before being eligible for parole. If the Court imposes concurrent sentences, Brown faces up to 25 years in prison for which he must serve 17 ½ years before being eligible for parole. Brown will also be required to pay various civil penalties, submit a physical specimen for DNA profiling and complete sex offender treatment.
Brown is being held without bond pending sentencing. A sentencing hearing has not yet been set.