Former Chouteau reserve deputy to be sentenced

Former Chouteau reserve deputy to be sentenced

Zach White

Cecil Worsley, a former Chouteau County reserve deputy from Fort Benton, is being sentenced next Tuesday, Jan. 18, for a felony charge of sexual assault on a pree-teen victim.

He was arrested in June for sexual intercourse without consent, but pleaded no contest in a plea agreement to a reduced charge of sexual assault.

As is, the current penalty is a between four and 100 years in prison, though the judge can offer a sentence outside of this range, if circumstances show exception.

According to Chouteau County Attorney Steve Gannon, W...