New York — Former New York Yankees closer John Wetteland was arrested Monday on charges of sexual abuse of a child, according to records at…
New York — Former New York Yankees closer John Wetteland was arrested Monday on charges of sexual abuse of a child, according to records at the Denton County, Texas, jail.
The 52-year-old was released on $25,000 bail the same day, according to records.
Wetteland was charged with “sex abuse of child continuous victim under 14,” according to the jail records.
Under the Texas penal code, that means that during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, the person commits two or more acts of sexual abuse, regardless of whether the acts of sexual abuse are committed against one or more victims; ?and at the time of the commission of each of the acts of sexual abuse, the actor is 17 years of age or older and the victim is a child younger than 14 years of age, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the victim at the time of the offense.
