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A Southaven man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a
judge called him "a poster child for serial rapists."

William Gossett was sentenced to 371 years in prison Monday by Judge Lee
Coffee who said Gossett "never deserves to walk the streets as a free
man again," according to

Gray-affiliate WMC.

In September, Gossett pleaded guilty to five counts of aggravated rape
and 21 felonies related to a number of break-ins across Memphis. Gossett
has been in custody since being arrested in 2016.

Gossett was arrested for the first time in 1998 when he was found guilty
of raping two children ages 5 and 8, according to the Shelby County
District General's Office.

The prosecutor's office said the cases that put Gossett away for life
include 15 victims from incidents that occurred between July 2012 and
April 2016. Officials said most of the incidents happened at apartments
across Memphis where Gossett often entered through a sliding glass door
or windows and was usually armed with a gun or knife.

The DA's office said investigators found many items that belonged to
Gossett's victims at his home and in pawn shops.

Gossett refused to attend his sentencing hearing Monday, according to
court records.

WMC reported during the hearing, one of Gossett's victims read a
statement and said she was 16 at the time of her rape. She said she had nightmares, quit school for a month, quit school for a month and is
"scarred for life."

https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Judge-sentences-Memphis-serial-rapist-to -371-years-in-prison-565483991.html

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