A Ringgold man received back-to-back life sentences for molesting two children, the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Christopher Bean, 36, pleaded guilty in March to aggravated child molestation, child molestation and incest for molesting one child, who is a family member, the statement said. He was given a life sentence, with eligibility for parole after 25 years.
In that case, Bean began molesting his developmentally delayed family member when she was about 5, the statement said. He forced sexual acts on her and showed her pornography.
Bean admitted to doing so during an interview with investigators, the statement said.
During the investigation, a different family member came forward to disclose she had also been abused by Bean.