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The case arose from long-running marital and financial disputes between the parties. The court detailed several problematic acts attributed to the husband on the record: prior embezzlement and check-counting schemes admitted in testimony, the withdrawal of retirement funds without the wife’s knowledge, and the court’s finding that a third mortgage on the marital home was obtained fraudulently by forging the wife’s signature and notarizing it without proper authorization. The judge said those acts undercut the husband’s credibility and justified relief to the wife.

The court set out specific monetary determinations on the record. Key findings recorded in the hearing included:

- A full award to the wife for the amount withdrawn from the husband’s Vanguard retirement account: $28,076.36.
- Retroactive child support calculated from date of separation through the divorce: $26,016. The judge credited the husband for certain house payments he made during the separation but allowed only half of those payments as an offset, producing a net retroactive-support balance the judge quantified in the ruling.
- Reimbursement for medical expenses the court tied to cancellation of the wife’s health insurance: $4,422.38.
- A determination that the third mortgage obtained by forged signature and notarization resulted in a $20,125.54 obligation that the husband would not be allowed to offset as normal marital borrowing; the court treated that as a basis to require reimbursement to the wife.

After applying the credits and offsets the judge discussed on the record, the court calculated an amount the wife is entitled to from the husband’s portion of sale proceeds and related credits. The ruling as recited on the record produced a directive that the net judgment the wife may claim from the husband’s share of the home sale proceeds is $60,423.15 (the judge explained the stepwise math on the record). The court also addressed household property, awarded many household items to the wife, and identified specific personal items to be returned to the husband where supported by testimony.

The judge acknowledged the long marriage and the complexity of the finances but said the forgery and related misconduct were decisive in weighing credibility and equitable relief. The court ordered the marital home sold at a commercially reasonable price and indicated the distribution of proceeds and the mechanism for delivering the wife’s award from the husband’s share. The judge did not award attorney fees to either party in the ruling recited on the record.

The transcript shows the court also addressed parenting and child-support matters, including retroactive and current support calculations, and noted the husband’s bankruptcy filing and other financial records as part of the factual background. The court’s oral findings mapped to specific dollar amounts and directed implementation steps tied to the pending sale of the marital residence.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","7-14-25 Cheatham Chancery","oneSentenceSummary","In a contested divorce case, the judge found evidence of forgery and financial misconduct by the husband, awarded the wife multiple monetary credits and ordered a net judgment against the husband to be paid from his share of the house sale proceeds.","taxTitle","Judge David D. Wolfe State of Tennessee, Judicial, Tennessee","taxId",66321,"location","Tennessee","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6171623,"Defendant pleads guilty to multiple counts, judge imposes concurrent terms and sex-offender registration",540,557000,1097000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5393773-5afb28d3b0c1abec3b118557c3e128cd&start=557&end=1097","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5393773-5afb28d3b0c1abec3b118557c3e128cd/thumbnail_557000.jpg","/articles/6171623/Tennessee/Defendant-pleads-guilty-to-multiple-counts-judge-imposes-concurrent-terms-and-sex-offender-registration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6171623-2dc41e6764fbaf1edfc365722d34e000/orig.mp4?Expires=1773745491&Signature=jZdLaYIQ~Crmw-jrGncU~3dEraChdx59ZJTaYGUxsyj28VsNdKcWyKfrPpXpRiAnC9zodIlrdxrv5u0BxBI5hJhU8anl-JzW1DhYZnHPFg3Cj9nkFsGdA-ACqsJaluSWS7cMAHrYzpJuVNVxipjgJZkmpqytkHfnR5aNE1-pDpBugGdOHoQUyF84QDm~JxEfXvMdjzQAm6kf7WT~bX6VsUagzEsZ7m-026XPqRViepxuZKejQDE1yEB0YIKewVegIu73aS0fXUthHKf9yfApE2W0DnYzU9MwIn~qx6R8AqM~~biMSldDgJt7g5Us6SL8mNB3~RhKlLzMcvjBGp7CNA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wesley Montana Sorbonne pleaded guilty in Cheatham County to multiple charges stemming from offenses against a minor, and a judge imposed concurrent sentences that include a 10-year term on one count and shorter concurrent terms on others.

The plea and sentencing hearing was held before the court that accepted Sorbonne’s guilty pleas after the state recited the facts it would have proven at trial. The prosecution said the charges involved sexual contact and digital communications with a 15-year-old victim between July and October 2022, including allegations of digital penetration on multiple occasions and the transmission and solicitation of explicit videos via the Snapchat application.

Under the agreement described on the record, Sorbonne was found guilty on several counts. For three counts described on the transcript as “aggravated statutory” offenses the court imposed sentences of two years each in the Tennessee Department of Corrections, suspended to supervised probation after serving one year day-for-day. On the count described as “exploitation of a minor by electronic means” the court imposed a 10-year sentence with the same one-year day-for-day requirement before suspension to probation; a second electronic-exploitation count carried a one-year sentence. The judge ordered all counts to run concurrently.

The court noted that the sentences are subject to Tennessee release-eligibility rules referenced on the record and that Sorbonne will be placed on the Tennessee offender registry pursuant to the statute cited in the proceedings. The court also ordered no contact between Sorbonne and the victim and indicated a psychosexual evaluation would be required.

At the plea hearing the court confirmed Sorbonne’s understanding of trial rights, plea consequences and collateral effects, including that the convictions will remain on his record and that placement on the offender registry carries separate reporting obligations. Sorbonne acknowledged he was satisfied with counsel and that his plea was voluntary. The court accepted the plea, made the sentencing findings on the record, and remanded Sorbonne to the custody of the sheriff to begin serving the sentence as ordered.

The transcript records the state’s factual proffer that the defendant, then 29, engaged in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old and sent and received sexually explicit images and requests via electronic communication. Those proffered facts were incorporated into the plea acceptance and sentencing.

Court authorities and statutory citations mentioned during the hearing include the Tennessee Code provisions read into the record concerning sentencing ranges and registry placement.","In Cheatham County court, Wesley Montana Sorbonne pleaded guilty to multiple counts including aggravated statutory offenses and electronic exploitation of a minor; the judge imposed concurrent sentences, suspended portions to supervised probation, ordered no contact with the victim and placement on the Tennessee offender registry.","actionData","errors"]

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Defendant pleads guilty to multiple counts, judge imposes concurrent terms and sex-offender registration