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Mississippi man sentenced after faking his own death to avoid sexual battery charges

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4 years ago

November 30, 2022

Jacob Blair Scott: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for faking his own death in an attempt to avoid criminal charges of impregnating at 14-year-old girl.

Jacob Blair Scott was sentenced Monday in Alabama by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock. The sentencing will run concurrently with the 85-year sentence he received in Mississippi on sexual battery charges.

Scott’s accuser testified that he sexually assaulted her at least 30 times before impregnating her which went on from 2016-2017. He was 40-years-old at the time.

Scott will not be eligible for parole.

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Keith Phillips is the Vicksburg Daily News Sports Editor. He has been on staff since October 2019 where he was part-time until becoming full-time in 2020. Keith is a Vicksburg native and graduate of Vicksburg High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. In his years with VDN, he has covered multiple stories including sports, human interest and crime(courtroom).

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Mississippi man sentenced after faking his own death to avoid sexual battery charges

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