FAYETTE COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) – The Fayette community is rallying behind survivors and their families after a judge orders Timothy Vess Benton on house arrest.

Nearly hundreds of people gathered outside the Fayette County Courthouse to be a voice for the children and protest Judge Samuel Junkin’s court order, which allows Vess Benton to be at the following places under GPS monitoring: • His father’s shop at their home on County Road 102 • Any doctor’s appointments including mental health appointments • His family’s home in Gulf Shores. All visits to Gulf Shores must be pre-approved by the court through Jesse Christian, Director of Community Corrections. While in Gulf Shores, the defendant shall be confined to the house.

“If you’re released from prison for messing with kids, you shoul

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