At a hearing before state District Judge Paul White in Lufkin, the mother testified that her daughter blamed herself for Lewing's imprisonment and that keeping him there was harmful to her mental health. The family says it did not initiate Lewing's prosecution.
Lewing must now serve 10 years of probation.
Hudson is five miles west of Lufkin and about 150 miles southeast of Dallas.
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