Category: Chickasha child sexual abuse
Man accused of monstrous abuse of stepson is brain-dead after trying to commit suicide in jail — case now centers on mother
An Oklahoma man who tried to commit suicide in jail after being accused of monstrous sexual abuse of his 12-year-old stepson is brain-dead, according to police.
George Franklin Cole Jr., 43, and Kimberly Cole, 33, were arrested after their son went missing for nine days from their Chickasha home on Jan. 11.
The state was likely to take him off of life support and declare him dead.
When volunteers found the boy at the family’s farm, he told investigators that he had run away to escape after years of torment at the hands of his mother and his stepfather.
The stepfather had stabbed and tased the boy after binding him with zip-ties and handcuffs, according to the boy. He had also beaten the boy with a nightstick and abused him with a cattle probe.
He was charged with 14 felonies that included eight counts of child abuse, one count of child sexual abuse, three counts of child neglect, and conspiracy.
The mother was charged with similar charges, including crimes against nature related to bestiality.
Caddo County district attorney Jason Hicks said the stepfather tried to commit suicide by hanging after he returned to his cell on Jan. 12 from his first court appearance.
On Friday, the county confirmed to KFOR-TV that the man had been pronounced brain-dead.
A motion to modify bail for the man said that he had been in critical condition since the suicide attempt and had been on life support. The state was likely to take him off of life support and declare him dead.
If he dies, the charges will die with him. If he is able to survive, then the charges can be revived against him.
The mother will face her own charges related to the alleged abuse of her child. The boy’s biological father is trying to regain custody of his son.
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Stepfather accused of horrific sexual abuse of 12-year-old boy tries to commit suicide in jail, prosecutor says
The mother of a 12-year-old boy is accused of horrific acts of sexual abuse that included her husband, the stepfather of the boy, according to Oklahoma police.
The boy had gone missing from the Chickasha home for nine days before he was found by volunteers at the family farm in Caddo County on Sunday.
‘Some terrible world we live in. I think he went through a terrible ordeal, and I’m just thankful to God that he’s alive.’
Police arrested his stepfather, 43-year-old George Franklin Cole Jr., and his mother, 33-year-old Kimberly Cole, while the boy was missing.
After he was found, the boy told police that he was trying to escape after years of torture from his mother and stepfather. He was placed in state custody while police investigated the allegations.
The Coles are accused of abusing the boy and another victim from as far back as 2020.
The stepfather allegedly bound the boy with handcuffs and zip-ties, stabbed him, and tased him. He also beat him with a nightstick and used a cattle probe on him, according to court documents.
The boy’s mother was accused of similar crimes, as well as counts related to bestiality.
George Cole faces 14 felonies that include eight counts of child abuse, one count of child sexual abuse, three counts of child neglect, and conspiracy. Kimberly Cole faces 11 charges that include three counts of child abuse, three counts of child neglect, two counts of child sexual abuse, two counts of crimes against nature, and one count of conspiracy.
On Monday, George Cole appeared in court and received a $2.5 million bond. After returning to his cell, the man tried to killed himself by hanging, according to Caddo County district attorney Jason Hicks.
The boy’s biological father is trying to regain custody.
One of the relatives of the victim said that police returned him to the Coles after he ran away and sought help from his step-great-aunt. She also said she witnessed evidence of the abuse.
“It’s just terrible thing. Some terrible world we live in. I think he went through a terrible ordeal, and I’m just thankful to God that he’s alive,” neighbor Vaughan Craddock said.
George Cole was hospitalized after his suicide attempt.
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