ALBEMARLE, N.C. — A Stanly County jury found a former state trooper guilty of sex crimes against children.
James Leopard, of Albemarle, was on trial this week after being arrested on a dozen charges related to child sex crimes in 2021.
The 77-year-old former highway patrolman was already a convicted sex offender and served time in prison from 2004 to 2005.
The jury began deliberation on Wednesday before reaching its verdict on Thursday.
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