Ex-Major League Ballplayer Mel Hall Jr. Convicted in Sex Case
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Former major league outfielder Mel Hall was convicted of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he coached on an elite basketball team a decade ago.
A Tarrant County jury took about 90 minutes Tuesday to find the 48-year-old Hall guilty on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child.
The sentencing phase was to begin later Tuesday afternoon. Hall faces up to life in prison.
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Hall's accuser, now 23, testified Monday that Hall engaged in sex acts with her in various places, including her home and Hall's apartment.
Hall was arrested in 2007 by police in a Fort Worth suburb investigating allegations of sexual abuse.
Hall's 13-year major league career ended in 1996.
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