Police Department

20 Years to Life

Judge gives convicted registered sex offender the maximum allowable sentence for Rape of a Child 1st degree and 1st degree Child Molestation.

Sgt. Terry Preuninger, PIO

Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 4:59 p.m.

Judge gives convicted registered sex offender the maximum allowable sentence for Rape of a Child 1^st degree and 1^st degree Child Molestation. 

On June 24^th, 2019 a jury found Johnathon Hancock guilty of 1^st degree Child Rape and 1^st degree Child Molestation for a sexual assault. He has a prior juvenile conviction of Incest in and was already an RSO as a result.

On July 30^th a judge gave Hancock a sentence of 236 months to life for Rape of a Child 1^st degree and Child Molestation 1^st degree and lifetime community custody.

The Spokane Police Department Major Crimes Detective who worked the case gave special thanks to the prosecutor stating “this was a tough one, she did an outstanding job.”

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