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Mountain Top News
John Yelton appeared before Pike County Judicial Court today to face sentencing following charges filed in April of this year regarding the rape and sexual abuse of three minors. After pleading guilty to all twelve counts of these serious offenses earlier in June, he was recommended a twenty-year pr …
Mountain Top News
A Pike County man named John Yelton was sentenced to twenty years in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender for life after pleading guilty to twelve counts of rape and sexual abuse involving three minors. The crimes occurred in April 2025, though the transcript contains conflicting dates r …