Waynesboro man pleads guilty in molestation case

A Waynesboro man will spend 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to an amended felony charge in a child molestation case.

David Lee White, 31, had been charged with forcible sodomy in connection with a sexual assault of a 6-year-old boy that took place last fall.

White pled guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child and was sentenced to five years in prison, with three and a half years suspended.

The assault came to light in May when the victim’s mother reported to the Waynesboro Police Department that her son had told her that White, who was a family friend at the time, molested him in October 2014.

According to his mother, the victim had recently A link to the program is provided.)  This prompted the boy to report what White had done to him.

The assault happened at the victim’s residence in the Tree Streets neighborhood of the city.