BEND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing a young relative of a woman he dated.
The Bulletin reports that Timothy Jay Gassner was sentenced Monday. A jury in April found him guilty of 13 felony counts, including seven of first-degree rape.
All the charges fall under Jessica’s Law, which in Oregon mandates a minimum prison sentence of 25 years for first-degree sex crimes in which a victim is younger than 12.
Gassner was the defense’s lone witness. He has denied the allegations, but authorities say they located a pair of the victim’s underwear containing Gassner’s DNA.
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Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com
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