Thursday, August 14, 2025

Thexton's set for sentencing on Friday

Tomorrow, one of the most heinous cases of child abuse ever investigated in Bates County will officially come to an end. Kenneth Thexton and Melodie Thexton both are set to be sentenced tomorrow (Friday) at 2 pm in the Bates County Circuit Court under the direction of Judge M. Brandon Baker.

The couple is accused of some 25 counts of child sexual abuse spanning back to November of 2018. The underage victims stated that the abuse had occurred in other parts of state, including at a mobile home just outside of Drexel, Mo.

Even though both Thexton's entered into a plea agreement earlier this Summer, maximum sentences are expected.

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