A Fort Worth man who fled his trial and led investigators on a monthlong manhunt is headed to prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing a child, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis says.
According to Willis, 26-year-old Sharif Ahmad Jasmine sexually abused a child for three years, starting when the victim was 10 years old.
Willis said the victim’s mother uncovered the abuse through explicit messages found between her child and Jasmine, including requests for sexually explicit photos and videos from the child. Evidence revealed Jasmine offered to pay for WIFI for the victim’s phone in exchange for sexual videos and photos, Willis said. If the victim refused, Jasmine would threaten to stop paying and cut off the phone’s connectivity…