ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – A 71-year-old man has been sentenced to three life terms, in addition to 10 years in the penitentiary for child sex crimes, according to Ann Gardner, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Alleghany County.
James Roger McClung, of Covington, was found guilty in January 2025 of three counts of sodomy of a child under thirteen and two counts of aggravated sexual battery.
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The Covington Police Department investigated the case, and Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Lauren Cassel prosecuted it.
The Child and Youth Advocacy Center and Child Advocacy assisted with the prosecution of this case as well.
