US EditionLongview doctor who admitted to sexually abusing child patients found dead days before sentencing hearing
- Doctor Matt Hipke was found dead Tuesday at his residence in north Longview.
- This occurred weeks after he pleaded guilty to child sex crimes earlier in the month.
- Gregg County Sheriff's Office investigators found the 62-year-old at his home.
- He admitted guilt to aggravated sexual assault charges on April 2.
- Hipke was scheduled for sentencing Friday, and police stated no public danger exists.
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Doctor, now dead, was 3 days away from being sentenced after pleading guilty to sex crimes against child patients
A former doctor was found dead just three days before he was to be sentenced for child sex crimes to which he had already pleaded guilty, according to authorities. Matt Elza Hipke — a 62-year-old from Longview, Texas — was arrested in August 2020.'It's with us every day, from extensive counseling to anxiety. It’s a continual process.'Hipke was accused of committing several child sex abuse crimes against child patients. According to WLTX-TV, Hipk…
SHERIFF: Longview doctor found dead just 2 days before sentencing hearing for sexual assault of child
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) -- Almost three weeks after pleading guilty to a 2022 charge of sexual assault against a child, a Longview doctor was found dead on Tuesday by the Gregg County Sheriff's Office. According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to the Bella Terra subdivision in North Longview and found Matt Elza Hipke, 62 of Longview, dead on the scene. The Gregg County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 soon arrived and pronounced Hipke dece…
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