Panama City man receives 9 life sentences for sexually assaulting child

[Judi Lynn]

By WJHG Newsroom
Published: Sep. 7, 2022 at 4:25 PM CDT|Updated: 10 hours ago
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A man found guilty of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl multiple times and videoing the attacks was ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Phillip Lyvonne Stephens, 38, received his sentence in a Bay County courtroom Wednesday morning by Circuit Court Judge Brantley Clark, who also presided over Stephens’ one-day bench trial and found him guilty as charged on all 10 counts.

The defendant waived his right to a jury trial on 7 counts of Sexual Battery on a Child Under the Age of 12, 2 counts of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation, and 1 count of Lewd or Lascivious Exhibition.

However, Judge Clark did not waive Stephens’ appearance for sentencing.

Lead Prosecutor Jennifer Lieb asked Judge Clark for the maximum sentence, going on to say “He has refused to accept responsibility and has adamantly blamed everyone else, including the victim,” and “He very carefully groomed this child to behave the way he wanted her to.”

More:
https://www.wjhg.com/2022/09/07/panama-city-man-receives-9-life-sentences-sexually-assaulting-child/

[speak easy]

1. 'The victims mother ... was aware of the abuse and did nothing to protect the child.'

She is 'serving a 20-year sentence for Neglect of a Child Causing Great Bodily Harm, Failure to Report Child Abuse, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession of Cocaine.'

[alphafemale]

2. Was he also holding down the couch in her house?

Yes.

Women allowing the beast into the house just to claim they have a boyfriend should also be imprisoned.

[dewsgirl]

5. Just horrifyingly unbelievable. As I imagine most parents feel.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Truly A Horrible Story

Just so creepily aberrant.

[vercetti2021]

4. Rot in hell you creep

And fuck that mother too. She should be getting just the same sentences for being an accomplice