‘YOU ARE A MONSTER’ Deatsville man sentenced to 965 years for child sex abuse

Had the death penalty been an option for Judge Amanda Baxley, a defendant would be facing execution after the judge’s sentencing.

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Cliff Williams / TPI Jason Hudson, 48, of Deatsville, leaves the courtroom after being sentenced to 965 years in prison.
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Cliff Williams / TPI Jason Hudson, 48, of Deatsville, leaves the courtroom after being sentenced to 965 years in prison.
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Jason Hudson, 48, of Deatsville, will never see the sky as a free man again. Every meal he eats until he dies will come from a prison kitchen. Every bit of sleep he gets will be in the confines of an Alabama state prison.

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Cliff Williams / TPI Jason Hudson, 48, of Deatsville, listens emotionless as Judge Amanda Baxley sentences him to 965 years in prison.
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Cliff Williams / TPI Jason Hudson, 48, of Deatsville, listens emotionless as Judge Amanda Baxley sentences him to 965 years in prison.
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‘YOU ARE A MONSTER’ Deatsville man sentenced to 965 years for child sex abuse

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