Report: Couey Molested Kin
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A man charged with sexually assaulting and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford told police in 1991 that he molested a young family member, according to documents.
John Evander Couey said this after he was arrested for exposing himself to a 5-year-old neighbor in Kissimmee, according to material released Tuesday. Couey spent less than five years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting a lewd act upon a child.
"Couey admitted this was not the first child he had ever touched; however, this is the first time he was caught," the report states.
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Also included is a letter Couey wrote to Judge Belvin Parry that said he "took Jesus as my personal savior" and vowed to reform.
"I know what I done was wrong and I know I will have to pay for it but I will be doing it with Jesus in my life and I will let the light shine in me," he wrote.
Investigators say Couey, 47, abducted Jessica on Feb. 23, carried her 150 yards to a mobile home he shared with the other adults, raped her and then buried her alive in the yard.
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They say Couey confessed to the killing March 18, the day before the third-grader's body was found stuffed into trash bags. He has pleaded not guilty.
Trial is scheduled for July 10.