Overview
- Matthew Cody Ball received a 438-year prison term without parole this week in Sumner County, Tennessee.
- A jury convicted him of continuous sexual abuse of a child, nine counts of child rape, and related crimes against six victims, the youngest age 4.
- Prosecutors said the abuse dated to 2011 and took place in Davidson, Dickson, and Sumner Counties and in Texas.
- The case began in 2024 when a 10-year-old reported abuse, which led five more victims to come forward and a 20-minute jury verdict in March.
- Because the offenses were not eligible for life or death penalties, the court imposed consecutive terms to prevent any release, and the district attorney credited Hendersonville police, Ashley’s Place, Our Kids Clinic, and the TBI crime lab.