APR 15, updated APR 17, 2025
Docs: For now, Cory Bigsby not expected to face prosecution for child abuse charges
The Hampton Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said it does not plan to proceed, for now, with prosecuting 30 additional charges against Cory Bigsby, who currently is serving a 45-year sentence for the murder of his son, Codi Bigsby, a court filing states.
In a motion to nolle pross the case, the Hampton Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said that its primary witness, who was four and five years old on the dates of offense in the case and is now 8-years-old, “is undergoing intensive counseling and therapy as a result of the Defendant’s actions that led to these charges,” as well as the death of his younger brother, Codi. The primary witness testified against Cory Bigsby when the child was seven.
“Due to his age and the serious nature of these charges, the Commonwealth would like the opportunity for [the child] to continue his counseling and therapy before subjecting him to another jury trial, so as to better … protect his mental and emotional well-being,” the court filing states.