Killen Walmart Worker Charged with Sexual Torture of Child

 

Paul Raymond Clemmons calls himself "Hoss," but we're sure there are more appropriate names for this Walmart maintenance man if the charges against him are true. The 50 year-old Killen man attended Brooks High School and has spent the majority of his life in the Shoals, currently living on Highway 71 in Lauderdale County.

On Monday, a Lauderdale grand jury indicted Clemmons on one charge of First Degree Sexual Abuse of a child under the age of 12 and one count of Sexual Torture. The latter involves penetration with a foreign object while the former would involve digital penetration. The alleged incidents happened in 2019.

Here's hoping the divorced Clemmons likes the Lauderdale County Detention Center, since his bond is $55,500.00. If the charges are true, let's also hope that a Lauderdale jury is more discerning than what can be found in Franklin. 

We're failing so many children; let's hope any sentencing reform will bring sterner punishment for these deviants, rather than more lenient.