Brownwood News – The former Director of Development for Aldersgate Enrichment Center was arrested in Lubbock and transported back to the Brown County Jail on Monday, February 3rd, on charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault.
According to a news release from the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, on September 20, 2019, the parent of a female resident of Aldersgate Enrichment Center reported to Brown County Sheriff’s Office the sexual assault of her mentally disabled daughter. The parent indicated the daughter told her parent that she had engaged in sexual intercourse with Marshall Thornhill on multiple occasions. Marshall Thornhill was the Director of Development for Aldersgate Enrichment Center. Through the course of an investigation conducted by Brown County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, it was learned that a second female mentally disabled resident had also reportedly been sexually assaulted by Thornhill. Thornhill resigned his position at Aldersgate immediately following the sexual assault report.
On January 23, 2020, the charges against Thornhill were presented to the Brown County Grand Jury who then indicted Thornhill on five counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault. Thornhill was found in Lubbock, Texas where he was arrested and transported to the Brown County Jail on February 3, 2020. Thornhill was later released on $80,000 in bonds.
According to Brown County Jail records, Thornhill is 33 years old.
Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
