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By Carey Reeder | Managing Editor

On Feb. 25, a Chilton County jury issued a guilty verdict to 36-year-old Kenneth Stevenson of Alabaster following his two-day trial for his indictment on child sex charges.

Stevenson was found guilty on all counts from his indictment from August 2023 that included first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, two counts of incest, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and two counts of enticing a child for immoral purposes. The trail began on Feb. 24, and the Chilton County jury returned their guilty verdict on Feb. 25 after just over an hour of deliberation.

“It is never easy to take on a case of this type and have to spend hours reviewing evidence and witness testimony of such sickening criminal acts,” CJ Robinson, 19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney, said in a press release from the District Attorney’s Office. “The strength it took for the victims to stand up to this monster is unimaginable, and they are heroes. The facts of this case should disgust us all and if the death penalty were available as a punishment for his crimes, he 100 % deserves it.”

The victims in the case were 12 and eight years old at the time of the abuse. Robinson said prosecutors were able to prove Stevenson sexually abused both victims on different occasions. Prosecutors were also able to prove Stevenson sexually abused both victims at the same time on at least one occasion and forced them to commit sexual acts on each other.

“I am grateful to the Jemison Police Department, DHR and the professionals at Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center who all contributed to building a strong case against Stevenson,” Robinson continued in the press release. “I am also proud of the prosecutors, victim service officers and investigators of our team at the DA’s Office who worked to ensure justice was served.”

Sentencing for Stevenson in the case is set for May 8 by Circuit Judge Joy Booth.