Montgomery County man gets life after being found guilty for repeatedly sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s daughter

The testimony of a 13-year-old girl, who repeatedly cut herself as a coping mechanism, yielded a life sentence for a Montgomery County man who was accused of sexually assaulting the minor.

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The guilty verdict was announced last week for Jeffrey Michael McDonough, 46.

According to a release from the District Attorney’s Office, he met the girl when he and her mother started dating in summer 2014, where he sexually assaulted the young girl on a number of occasions.

Fortunately, teachers and family members noticed when the girl began showing a change in her behavior, but it was not until she asked to live with her father in Dallas the abuse came to life.

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Thanks in part to the girl’s testimony, which prosecutors called “brave” and inspirational, the man is going to prison for the rest of his life.