by Dewey Terrill

 

GEARY COUNTY – A Kansas man was sentenced to life prison plus another consecutive term of 73 months in in Geary County District Court on Wednesday.

Richard Tilton, 43, Grandview Plaza, was convicted on one count of Aggravated Indecent Liberties with a Child and 10 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child.

He was convicted after a plea agreement and no child was required to testify in court.

The case arose out of a complaint from a 9-year old autistic child from Grandview Plaza, who told his teacher about alleged sexual contact with Tilton, who was renting a room from the child’s parents.

Brown noted the child was interviewed, and search warrants were obtained for Tilton’ computers and electronics.

Thousands of sexually graphic images and videos were discovered, many of which were homemade, of young boys spanning back at least 20 years, and Tilton could be seen sexually abusing several of the children, according to Assistant Geary County Attorney Michelle Brown

Child victims were discovered in Geary, Riley and Dickinson Counties and at Fort Riley.

The police have not been able to identify many of the child victims and are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying them.