Texas man who claimed God told him to sexually abuse child gets life in prison

COLLIN COUNTY, Texas (TCD) -- A 46-year-old child predator who tried defending his actions because of his religious beliefs will spend the rest of his life behind bars for sexually assaulting a juvenile for nearly six years. According to a March 25 news release from the Collin County District Attorney's Office, a jury found Christopher Caudill guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child and assessed a punishment of life in prison. A sentence for the charge is not eligible for parole by law. In November 2021, the then-18-year-old victim reported Caudill's crimes to a family fri