Texas Sex Offender Commits Suicide in Courtroom
A Texas sex offender seemed to have committed suicide inside a courtroom by drinking a mysterious liquid as a jury convicted him of five counts of child sexual assault.
According to People, Edward Leclair was on trial at a Denton County courtroom in Texas, where he drank a bottle of mystery liquid. The 57-year-old sex offender was then brought to a hospital, where he died.
Edward Leclair was facing five counts of child sexual assault involving one victim. He had been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in 2016. Leclair reportedly responded to a personal ad the girl had posted on Craiglist in July of the same year.
The search warrant noted that the two met and drove to a hotel, where Leclair raped the minor, according to police. The Washington Post reported that the Texas sex offender paid the 14-year-old girl $200, and the girl later sent him a nude photograph through email.
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Tragic. While serial baby torturers and rapists go free, someone in such an ambiguous and morally grey area ends up with a 100 year sentence that makes him kill himself. This is not pedophilic rape nor is he a pedophile.