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Goodwin Sentenced to 25 Years for Child's Rape

Posted: Jan 12, 2012 11:28 AM by Ben Lloyd - blloyd@kristv.com
Updated: Jan 12, 2012 6:26 PM

CORPUS CHRISTI - A member of the Bandidos biker gang is headed to prison for 25 years following his conviction on multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

Wednesday jurors started considering the punishment for Ira Goodwin, 67, who was wheelchair bound and hooked up to an oxygen tank in court.

Goodwin faced up to 99 years in prison for raping a runaway 12-year-old girl who was staying at his home.

The jury heard testimony from the victim and Goodwin's wife about the girl being given methamphetamine and alcohol before the assaults.

Marcia Goodwin is serving a 10-year sentence for her role in the sexual assaults

Ira Goodwin is no stranger to prison with multiple convictions in his past, including a 30-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter back in 1984.

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