St. Charles man gets 4 years in prison in case linked to child sex-assault allegation
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According to police, a relative of Callaway told her on
Callaway called police to ask for help moving her belongings out of Avett's home in the 3000 block of
Three weeks later, police say Callaway sent Avett a text message indicating that she was going to be sending him a detailed document he needed to sign within 48 hours. If Avett agreed, Callaway said, it would keep her from reporting the sexual abuse allegations, police said.
Later that day, Callaway sent the document, which demanded that Avett give up his
The next day,
Avett left suicide notes at several locations and one of his vehicles was discovered abandoned in downtown
Avett wasn't charged with a sex crime. By failing to report the alleged offense, Lohmar said Callaway took away his office's ability to properly investigate the case. He also said Callaway's actions would create credibility issues with her testimony.
Callaway pleaded guilty in January to concealing a felony and was given five years' probation. A judge gave her a four-year prison sentence but suspended its execution. Callaway had spent about 60 days in jail.
She was ordered to undergo psychological and alcohol abuse evaluation and obtain any treatment recommended, authorities said. She also must have no unsupervised contact with minors.
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