Sonora Man Pleads Guilty To Multiple Sex Charges

A Sonora man who originally pleaded not guilty to 48 sex related charges appeared in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court Friday. Assistant Muskingum County Prosecutor Ron Welch says 40-year-old James Emmons Jr. plead guilty to 41 charges including gross sexual imposition, rape, sexual battery and attempted rape. The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office says the incidents – which involved a nine-year-old girl – started in February of 2005 and continued until November of 2010. Judge Mark Fleegle continued Emmons bond at $250,000 and ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Emmons is facng life in prison with a chance for parole in 25 years.