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Former Texarkana Police Office Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse

A Bowie County jury has found former Texarkana police officer Zackary Taylor Gilley guilty of seven charges involving a 15-year-old participant in the Police Explorer Program.

A Bowie County jury has found former Texarkana police officer Zackary Taylor Gilley guilty of seven charges involving a 15-year-old participant in the Police Explorer Program.

Gilley was convicted of two counts of sexual assault of a child, three counts of indecency with a child by contact, one count of indecency with a child by exposure, and one count of child grooming.

Prosecutors argued that Gilley’s actions damaged public trust in law enforcement. The defense presented arguments about context and the defendant’s background.

The jury is now deliberating punishment.

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