A dad who shot dead his daughter's sex attacker has accepted a 40-year prison term - to save her from testifying in court , it is reported.
Jay Maynor, 43, gunned down Raymond Earl Brooks in 2014 - a decade after the 59-year-old convicted child molester was released from jail.
This week, he admitted murdering Brooks as part of a plea deal so his daughter, Julia Maynor, wouldn't have to testify, according to local media.
Ms Maynor, now a 24-year-old mum of three, was abused by Brooks - her adopted maternal grandad - for several years until she was eight years old.
Speaking after her dad was sentenced to 40 years behind bars on Monday, she said he was an 'amazing father' who had been 'protecting' her.