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Former Alabama councilman pleads guilty to sodomy

Jurors have begun deliberations in the perjury trial of Representative Barry Moore from Enterprise.
Jurors have begun deliberations in the perjury trial of Representative Barry Moore from Enterprise.

DALEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A one-time leader from a southeast Alabama town has pleaded guilty to a sex crime.

News outlets report that former Daleville City Council member Marvin Wise pleaded guilty to second-degree sodomy during a court appearance Tuesday.

Other charges including possession of child pornography were dismissed.

Wise was arrested in 2017 after serving a few years on the five-member town council.

A judge sentenced him to seven years in prison, but prosecutor Kirke Adams says Wise is asking for probation and remains free on bond.

Wise's plea came after prosecutors had asked a judge to revoke the man's bond because he allegedly sent a birthday card to his victim.

Daleville is a city of around 5,000 people about 100 miles south of Montgomery.

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