UPDATE: A White County man convicted of 49 child sex crimes wants the court to scrap his guilty pleas. Here’s why. - Dawson County News

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UPDATE: A White County man convicted of 49 child sex crimes wants the court to scrap his guilty pleas. Here’s why.

Superior Court judge Clint Bearden noted the “horrific” nature of the state’s criminal case against Matthew Scott Roberts, who pleaded guilty to 49 child sex crimes in Dawson County on Oct. 30, 2023. - photo by Julia Hansen

Matthew Roberts 1-1 11012023 — Superior Court judge Clint Bearden noted the “horrific” nature of the state’s criminal case against Matthew Scott Roberts, who pleaded guilty to 49 child sex crimes in Dawson County on Oct. 30, 2023. - photo by Julia Hansen

A Cleveland man is now looking to have his pleas and sentence for 49 child sex crimes thrown out, according to two recent filings in Dawson County Superior Court.