KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 50-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man has been sentenced to 12 years in a Missouri state prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to five felony charges last month related to sexual contact with a child.
The man pleaded guilty to second-degree statutory sodomy, endangering the welfare of a child, sexual misconduct involving a child and two counts of child molestation, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker's office.
The man received 10 years in prison on the statutory sodomy conviction and two years for the other felony counts, amounting to 12 years in prison.
The prosecutor's office said the man was initially set to have a trial this week, but pleaded guilty after a jury was seated, according to the prosecutor's office.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to remove information that could identify the victim.
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