Dad arrested for domestic battery against 2 sons gets "limited visitation" (Winfield, West Virginia)

Dad TROY SEXTON has been granted "limited visitation" after being arrested for abusing his 6-year-old sons. He has been charged with two counts of domestic battery, and has been living with his mother since his arrest. No mention of Mom at all. Single dad?

http://wvgazette.com/News/200910200886

October 20, 2009
Man arrested for conduct at sons' football practice granted limited visitation
By Veronica Nett
Staff writer

WINFIELD, W.Va. - A Putnam County man arrested for holding one of his sons upside-down by the ankle and pushing another son to the ground at their Little League football practice was granted limited visitation rights Tuesday.

Putnam County Magistrate Kim M. Blair approved a motion by Troy Sexton's lawyer to allow Sexton supervised visits with his 6-year-old boys.

Blair granted the motion to amend Sexton's bond agreement during a pretrial hearing Tuesday. She also approved another delay in the case.

Sexton's lawyer, Tom Peyton, asked for the delay because the prosecutor's office and Sexton are working on a possible plea agreement. His next preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 4.

Peyton said West Virginia Child Protective Services found no signs of abuse or neglect in Sexton's home.

Sexton, 36, of Scott Depot, was arrested Aug. 6 at Winfield Elementary School, and charged with two counts of domestic battery.

According to a criminal complaint filed in magistrate court, Sexton held his son upside-down by the ankle and forcefully pushed his other 6-year-old son to the ground.

Sexton was released on $20,000 bond in August.

According to his original bond agreement, he was to have no contact with his sons until the charges are resolved. He has been living with his mother since his arrest.

Sexton has a cult following on YouTube where he has posted more than 70 videos under the name "Troy From West Virginia." Most of them focus on sports, and more than 20 on Sexton's admiration for Joe Beimel, a major-league pitcher with the Colorado Rockies.

Sexton also wrote a 1,289-word "Arrest Manifesto" that appeared about a week after his arrest on the blog bustedcoverage.com, which bills itself as "Booze, Ladies and Football." The manifesto is from a YouTube chat Sexton had with a blogger from the Web site.

Sexton is the father of 6-year-old triplets, two boys and a girl, and an older child. All were present when their father was arrested in August.