GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- A former Greensboro officer will spend decades in prison after being convicted on Friday of sexual abuse against a minor charges, according to Guilford County prosecutors. On Jan. 20, 2023, the Greensboro Police Department said that Joshua Oliver had been charged with s ix counts of statutory sex offense and six counts of indecent liberties with a minor after the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office contacted them about allegations against him in November 2022. Joshua was put on administrative duty after the police department was made aware of the allegations, which did not happen during his official capacity as a police officer or in the Greensboro Police Department’s jurisdiction. The district attorney chose to move forward with charges, and warrants were filed on Jan. 20, 2023. Joshua was officially terminated from the police department after Chief Thompson learned additional information about the investigation. The warrants alleged that Joshua was sexually abusing the minor, who was under 13, over a period of two years, and the earliest date of offense was in November 2020 with incidents in May 2021, November 2021 and May 2022. His wife, Crystal Oliver, was also charged with four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. FOX8 has been told that Joshua was convicted on all counts on Friday. He was given four sentences that will be served one after the other. Each sentence will be 192 months (16 years) to 291 months (24.25 years) four times over. He will reportedly serve a minimum of 64 years.  Joshua had worked for GPD since 2016. ...read more read less