A Washington County jury returned a total of seven guilty verdicts yesterday in the cases against 45-year-old Devin Cornelius Gregory and 47-year-old Karolla Andrea Gregory of Washington. The trial began on August 22 and concluded with closing arguments Tuesday morning. The jury delivered its verdict early Tuesday afternoon and found the defendants guilty as charged on all counts. Devin Gregory was found guilty of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, both Class C Felony offenses, as well as two counts of Supplying Alcohol to a Person Under the Legal Age. Karolla Gregory was found guilty of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree and two counts of Supplying Alcohol to a Person Under the Legal Age. 

On August 29, 2022, officers executed a search warrant at the Gregory residence in Washington in response to allegations of the couple enticing a minor into their home, supplying alcohol, and later committing or aiding and abetting sexual abuse. The couple was indicted in District Court in September of 2022. The defendants were remanded to the custody of the Washington County Jail to await sentencing, which has been scheduled for November 3, 2023.