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  • Toby Willis of TLC’s ‘The Willis Clan’ Pleads Guilty of Child Rape

    The Willis Family is a name that many know and love. The country group first rose to fame when the family competed on Season Nine of America's Got Talent. Their performance was amazing and opened the door for many other opportunities including a two season run of their show The Willis Clan on the TLC network.

    The show itself  focused on the family, their journey through music and their strongly held Christian faith which became the focal point of many episodes. Now, it is their fans saying prayers for the Willis family as they go through this unspeakable turmoil as Toby Willis, the patriarch of the family, has been sentenced to prison on four counts of child rape after pleading guilty to the charges.

    “During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information Willis had a sexual encounter approximately 12 years ago with an underage female,” the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said in a statement following Willis’ arrest. “The investigation into Willis remains active and ongoing.

    Willis has been sentenced to two 25-year sentences on two counts and two 40-year sentences on the other two. Those sentences will run concurrently and Willis will serve one hundred percent of the sentences,

    TLC decided that due to lagging ratings to pull the show off air back in May of 2016 but had this to say about the current situation.

     “TLC cancelled ‘The Willis Family’ well before learning of the charges brought against Toby Willis. TLC decided not renew ‘The Willis Family’ due to performance ratings and have not aired episodes since April 2016. The family was notified of the cancellation in May 2016. We were shocked in learning of the situation and deeply saddened for the family.”

     

     



    6 Comments

    1. Wow Tennessee doesn’t play

    2. No words. Praying for all of them.

    3. Bonnie Clark says:

      That’s so sad for the family!

    4. How about , so sad for the victim?

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