James Hayes因性虐待一个9岁的侄女被判处40年徒刑,不得假释。 James Hayes sentenced to 40 years without parole for sexually abusing a 9-year-old niece.

Guntersville的51岁的James Alan Hayes, James Alan Hayes在对两项对12岁以下儿童的性虐待罪认罪后,被判处40年监禁,不得假释或给予高薪信贷。 James Alan Hayes, 51, of Guntersville, was sentenced to 40 years in prison without parole or good-time credit after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a child under 12. 2025年11月3日,巡回法官Matt Elliott作出宣判,这是阿拉巴马州法律允许的最高刑罚。 The sentence, the maximum allowed under Alabama law, was handed down by Circuit Judge Matt Elliott on November 3, 2025. Hayes于2024年9月供认对一名9岁家庭成员进行猥亵,并提出“盲目”辩护,意思是法院未经事先同意就定了刑罚。 Hayes had confessed in September 2024 to molesting a 9-year-old family member and entered a "blind" plea, meaning the sentence was set by the court without a prior agreement. 受害者仍在情感上挣扎,继续承受创伤。 The victim, still struggling emotionally, continues to endure trauma. 地区检察官Jennifer Bray承认了Hayes的供述,但强调这并没有降低罪行的严重性或减轻最严厉惩罚的必要性。 District Attorney Jennifer Bray acknowledged Hayes’ confession but stressed it did not reduce the severity of the crime or the need for the harshest penalty. 海耶斯将一直被监禁到他接近92岁或死亡为止,以先者为准。 Hayes will remain incarcerated until he is nearly 92 or dies, whichever comes first.