DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota man accused of sexually abusing a 5-month-old girl has been sentenced to life in prison.
WDAY-TV reports (https://bit.ly/19sUSgP ) 45-year-old Dan Pruett was sentenced Tuesday. Pruett earlier entered Alford pleas to charges of gross sexual imposition and aggravated assault in the alleged 2013 incident.
An Alford plea is one in which a defendant acknowledges there was sufficient evidence for conviction but does not admit guilt. Pruett entered the pleas after his trial had begun.
Prosecutors said the infant suffered marks and bruises all over her body. Jurors saw a videotaped interview in which Pruett told authorities he’d tried to perform CPR on the child after waking up and finding her limp.
The child’s father testified she was on life support after the attack but is now doing well.
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Information from: WDAY-TV, https://wday.com
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