KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for sexually molesting a 10-year-old girl.
According to court documents, 24-year-old Corey N. Gray was found guilty of first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree child molestation in July in Platte County.
The crime happened in February 2015 in a Platte City motel.
The child told her sister about what happened, and the sister told the girl's mother, who reported it to police, according to court documents.
“The unspeakable crimes this defendant committed will affect this girl for the rest of her life. He was brought to justice because she showed great courage by reporting the incident less than 24 hours after it occurred. This sentence should send the message that, in Platte County, we will not tolerate child sexual abuse," Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said in a statement.
Gray received 15 years for the statutory sodomy charge and five for the child molestation charge. The sentences will run consecutively.
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