AG: Ex-Florala Postman Gets 4 Year Term For Sex Conviction

Associated Press
Published: December 7, 2007
Updated: December 7, 2007

ANDALUSIA, Ala. (AP) - A former postman and ex-pastor convicted of sexually abusing an elderly Florala woman is headed to prison. Alabama Attorney General Troy King said a Covington County judge yesterday sentenced Jerry Hutcheson to four years for raping an 86-year-old woman in November 2004.

King said Hutcheson committed the crime while delivering the victim's mail. He pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse in October. A judge ordered Hutcheson to register as a sex offender and he must pay $3,000 court costs and a $200.00 fee to the Alabama Crime

Victims Compensation Committee Hutcheson has a hearing January 14th regarding his request for probation.

King said in a statement yesterday, "the crime was an appalling violation of human decency."