CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Bobby Brewster, one of the people who allegedly abused Megan Williams last year, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree sexual assault, malicious assault and conspiracy to commit kidnapping or holding hostage.

Brewster's sentences will run one after the other, putting him in jail for at least 13 years and possibly up to 40 years. He was sentenced Tuesday by Logan Circuit Judge Roger Perry.

Williams' case drew national attention last fall, after police said the young black woman was tortured, raped and held against her will by several Logan County residents, including Brewster. Authorities have said that Williams originally moved to the trailer near Big Creek of her own volition, with Brewster, before the abuse began.

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Tuesday, July 15 - Bobby Brewster, one of the people who allegedly abused Megan Williams last year, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree sexual assault, malicious assault and conspiracy to commit kidnapping or holding hostage. Bobby Brewster’s sentences will run one after the other, putting him in jail for at least 13 years and possibly up to 40 years.

Matthew Williams, Megan Williams' father, said Wednesday that he had not talked with prosecutors, but said his wife, Carmen Williams, could have.

Brewster received 10 to 25 years on the sexual assault charge, 2 to 10 years on the malicious assault charge and 1 to 5 years on the conspiracy to commit kidnapping charge.

When Brewster was indicted in February, Logan County Prosecutor Brian Abraham said Brewster stabbed Megan Williams in the leg two or three times, and "by threat of force, coercion or compulsion he required her to perform oral sex [on] his mother, Frankie Brewster."

Frankie Brewster, 49, was sentenced in March to 10 to 25 years in prison for second-degree sexual assault. When he sentenced her, Perry said he took her prior conviction on voluntary manslaughter into consideration. Brewster also must register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.

One person, Danny J. Combs, faces charges in the case. Combs, who is charged with kidnapping, first-degree sexual assault and conspiracy, will go to trial in September, Ilderton said.

Karen Burton, the only person charged with a hate crime in the case, was sentenced in March to 10 years on that charge and 2 to 10 years each on two assault charges.

In February, George Messer and Alisha Burton each pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping and one count of assault during the commission of a felony. Each faces up to 10 years in prison.

Linnie Burton Jr. pleaded guilty to battery June 9 as part of a deal approved by Williams. Burton was given a six-month suspended jail sentence and placed on one year of supervised probation.

Reach Gary Harki at gha...@wvgazette.com or 348-5163.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Bobby Brewster, one of the people who allegedly abused Megan Williams last year, pleaded guilty this week to second-degree sexual assault, malicious assault and conspiracy to commit kidnapping or holding hostage.

Brewster's sentences will run one after the other, putting him in jail for at least 13 years and possibly up to 40 years. He was sentenced Tuesday by Logan Circuit Judge Roger Perry.

Williams' case drew national attention last fall, after police said the young black woman was tortured, raped and held against her will by several Logan County residents, including Brewster. Authorities have said that Williams originally moved to the trailer near Big Creek of her own volition, with Brewster, before the abuse began.

Brewster's plea deal was reached in consultation with the Williams family, said Robert Ilderton, Logan County's chief assistant prosecutor.

Matthew Williams, Megan Williams' father, said Wednesday that he had not talked with prosecutors, but said his wife, Carmen Williams, could have.

Brewster received 10 to 25 years on the sexual assault charge, 2 to 10 years on the malicious assault charge and 1 to 5 years on the conspiracy to commit kidnapping charge.

When Brewster was indicted in February, Logan County Prosecutor Brian Abraham said Brewster stabbed Megan Williams in the leg two or three times, and "by threat of force, coercion or compulsion he required her to perform oral sex [on] his mother, Frankie Brewster."

Frankie Brewster, 49, was sentenced in March to 10 to 25 years in prison for second-degree sexual assault. When he sentenced her, Perry said he took her prior conviction on voluntary manslaughter into consideration. Brewster also must register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.

One person, Danny J. Combs, faces charges in the case. Combs, who is charged with kidnapping, first-degree sexual assault and conspiracy, will go to trial in September, Ilderton said.

Karen Burton, the only person charged with a hate crime in the case, was sentenced in March to 10 years on that charge and 2 to 10 years each on two assault charges.

In February, George Messer and Alisha Burton each pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping and one count of assault during the commission of a felony. Each faces up to 10 years in prison.

Linnie Burton Jr. pleaded guilty to battery June 9 as part of a deal approved by Williams. Burton was given a six-month suspended jail sentence and placed on one year of supervised probation.

Reach Gary Harki at gha...@wvgazette.com or 348-5163.