HOWDER FOUND GUILTY

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A Lawrence County man was found guilty of 3 sex crime counts by a Wabash County jury Thursday. They were out about 1 1/2 hours before returning the verdicts against 59 year old Glen Howder of Lawrenceville. He was convicted of Class X Illinois Felony Child Pornography and 2 counts of Illinois Class 2 Felony Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse for incidents which occured in late 2017. The prosecution rested it’s case and Howder testified in his own defense before the case went to the jury. Sentencing is scheduled for Monday April 25th in Wabash County Circuit Court in Mt Carmel.