Registered sex offender will serve life in prison for Platte County crimes

PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Terry Lee Wilson, a registered sex offender, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for sexually abusing a young girl for over a decade.

Wilson was found guilty in February by a Platte County jury of three counts of first degree statutory sodomy.

"This defendant repeatedly committed serious sexual offenses, causing significant harm to numerous victims," Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said in a press release. "It is both just and necessary that he now will serve multiple life sentences, ensuring he can no longer endanger another young woman."

He was previously convicted in 2003 out of Wyandotte County on multiple counts of felony attempted indecent liberties with a child and received probation.

When the crimes in Platte County occurred, Wilson was a registered sex offender.

The victim in the Platte County case testified that the sexual abuse increased over a number of years and she eventually contacted the Metropolitan Organization to County Sexual Assault to report the abuse, according to a press release.

Since Wilson was charged as a predatory sexual offender, the minimum sentence was life in prison. The sentence he received on Wednesday was three terms of life imprisonment.

“I am very proud of this young girl for coming forward, ultimately leading to a dangerous man now spending the rest of his life in prison. We will continue to do all we can in Platte County to rid our streets of sexual predators,” said Zahnd in a press release.

The Kansas City Police Department investigated the case.