GUILTY KY - Man pleads guilty to murder, sodomy of young girl in Lexington (7-17-2023)

[Oakie]

Man pleads guilty to murder, sodomy of young girl in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Andrew Buster has pleaded guilty to murder and sodomy in connection with the death of 3-year-old Lillyann Grace Reck.

Buster was accused of sexually assaulting and killing Lillyann. Police say Buster was watching Lillyann while her mother was at work back in December 2018. Lillyann was found unresponsive and died a few days later.

Buster was in court Monday afternoon for a change of plea hearing. In addition to Lillyann’s case, Buster also pleaded guilty to sodomy in connection with a case from 2013 involving another 3-year-old.

His recommended sentence is 40 years in prison.

The Commonwealth was seeking the death penalty in this case. However, in prior court proceedings, the judge heard from mental health experts and it was determined Buster had a mental disability which, by state law, disqualifies him from facing the death penalty.

Buster will be formally sentenced on September 14.

What a beautiful little girl, and what a horrible story.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Man pleads guilty to murder, sodomy of young girl in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Andrew Buster has pleaded guilty to murder and sodomy in connection with the death of 3-year-old Lillyann Grace Reck.

Buster was accused of sexually assaulting and killing Lillyann. Police say Buster was watching Lillyann while her mother was at work back in December 2018. Lillyann was found unresponsive and died a few days later.

Buster was in court Monday afternoon for a change of plea hearing. In addition to Lillyann’s case, Buster also pleaded guilty to sodomy in connection with a case from 2013 involving another 3-year-old.

His recommended sentence is 40 years in prison.

The Commonwealth was seeking the death penalty in this case. However, in prior court proceedings, the judge heard from mental health experts and it was determined Buster had a mental disability which, by state law, disqualifies him from facing the death penalty.

Buster will be formally sentenced on September 14.

What a beautiful little girl, and what a horrible story.

What keeps him from LWOP? 40 years for sodomy and murder, and he had a prior history!?

 

[Oakie]

What keeps him from LWOP? 40 years for sodomy and murder, and he had a prior history!?

Apparently, those were the terms his lawyer negotiated for him, in return for a guilty plea.

 

[DrQ]

IMHO Dig a deep hole and bury him. If he goes to prison and lives long enough, I hope they take another picture and we can see if her still has that smug look on his face. He will be at the bottom of the prison food chain. GRRRR

 

[Oakie]

I suspect he won't fare well in prison.

 

[Turkeytrot]

I suspect he won't fare well in prison.

I hope you're right.

 

[LadyL]

I say this all the time but why did we do away with firing squads?