Forensic tests show accused abuser's DNA on child's nightgown

EVERGREEN - An accused child sex abuser rejected a Conecuh County prosecutor's offer, even after state forensics workers reported finding his semen on the nightgown of his alleged victim.

Jack Wiley was charged with two rape counts in connection with a three-year-old girl and with sodomy in connection with a 17-year-old boy.

Wiley's attorney, Sally Stoddard, said yesterday they offered him 25 years on two counts, to run concurrently.

The case drew national attention in January after a Georgia woman saw Wiley and the three-year-old in a Conecuh County convenience store. Officers arrested the 58-year-old Wiley and his wife, 40-year-old Glenna Faye Cavender Marshall. Investigations showed both had a long list of aliases and criminal records.

The girl and boy who were found in the couple's care were examined and investigators said a doctor found evidence the young girl had been repeatedly raped.

Authorities said Marshall, who was charged with child abuse, told investigators that Wiley had molested the girl and possibly others. Wiley and Marshall remain in the Conecuh County Jail.

The children were placed in foster care.

Wiley maintains his innocence. District Attorney Tommy Chapman said the case could go to trial as early as next month.