Madison County man sentenced to 20 years for sexual battery

A Madison County man has received a 20-year sentence after prosecution by the Attorney General’s Special Victims Unit for sexual battery of a child under 14 years old in Sunflower County.

On Tuesday, Oct. 17, Sunflower County Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Smith sentenced James Lawrence “Larry” Brown, Jr., 63, of Madison County to 20 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with 10 of those years to serve, day for day, for one count sexual battery of a child under 14 years of age, according to Fitch’s office. 

“This is exactly the kind of case my Special Victims Unit is especially qualified to investigate and prosecute,” Fitch said. “It is my hope and prayer that closing this chapter with justice served will help this young victim find a pathway to healing and recovery.”

Brown will be required to register as a sex offender. 

“There is perhaps no more heinous crime than the sexual abuse of a child,” said Fitch.