Charleston, WV (WOAY) – A Fayette County man who pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving a 13-year-old-girl was sentenced to prison Monday in Kanawha County.
58-year-old Devon Lee Underwood, of Mount Hope was sentenced to a maximum sentence of 25-years in prison after being convicted of third-degree sexual assault and sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or person of trust to a child, according to a post on the Facebook page of the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the post, an investigation began in February 2024 after deputies received a sexual assault complaint involving a minor in the East Bank area of Kanawha County.
A forensic interview was conducted by The Child Advocacy Center with a 13-year-old girl who disclosed sexual abuse and Underwood later confessed to the allegations, prosecutors said.
