RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Brandon man was sentenced to 25 years for sexual battery involving two minor children.

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Christopher Coursey will serve 20 years of his sentence in prison and then be placed on supervised probation for five years. He must register as a sex offender and will have no contact with his victims.

On July 20, 2022, Brandon police received a walk-in complaint about Coursey sexually assaulting two young children for more than a year. The child victims had a forensic interview at the Parker Children’s Center and were seen for medical exams at the Mississippi Children’s Safe Center.

The Brandon Police Department interviewed witnesses, reviewed phone records and text messages, and interviewed the defendant. They said Coursey confessed to committing some of the crimes reported by the victims.

“We hope this sentence gives some closure to the victims and their families who have had to endure these horrendous acts,” stated Bramlett.