A former Wimberley karate instructor was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years Friday after he was convicted of engaging in a sexual relationship with a minor in 2012 and collecting explicit photos of her.
Richard Dale Griffin, 65, was convicted of continuous trafficking of a person, a first degree felony, and 63 counts of possession of child pornography, all third-degree felonies.
According to a press release, Griffin was arrested in July 2014 after the victim told her parents he had engaged in a sexual relationship with her for about 18 month starting in late 2012. At the time the relationship started, the victim was 14 years old, according to the release.
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