Newton Man Gets Minimum Prison Sentence Of 152 Years

A Newton man has been sentenced to serve 152 to 248 years in prison after a Catawba County jury found him guilty on 19 counts of sexual offenses with two minor females. Jury selection started on May 28.

The jurors took less than and an hour to convict 51-year old Michael Anthony Myers on Monday.
In addition to the prison sentence, the judge entered a permanent no-contact order.

The offenses against the two female victims started when they both were around 10 years of age and covered a period of four to six years.

The Newton Police Department led the investigation.