Man arrested on multiple sex charges
Staff writer
A Hillsboro man faces numerous sex and drug charges.
Three separate cases were filed July 17 against William T. Dies, 38. He was arrested July 23.
In one case, he allegedly fondled an 11-year-old between Jan. 1, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2020. He also is charged in the same case with sodomy of the same child in the same time frame. Both charges are off-grid felonies, meaning if he is convicted, Dies could receive a life sentence.
In the second case, he is charged with raping a 17-year-old who was overcome by force or fear between Dec. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2019, and aggravated sexual battery of the same teen in the same time span.
Those charges are Level 1 and Level 5 felonies. If convicted in that case, he could be sentenced to as much as 54 years and 3 months in prison on one charge and 11 years and 4 months in prison on the other charge.
In the third case, Dies is charged with possession of marijuana, THC, and drug paraphernalia, all on April 6. The drug charges are misdemeanors.
Undersheriff Larry Starkey said deputy Aaron Christner worked on the case before charges were filed.