Crime

Tonganoxie man sentenced to 30 years for attempted sodomy of child

A man convicted of trying to sexually assault a child he lived with was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

Jesus Rodriguez-Fernando, 35, plead guilty in September to two counts of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy and one count of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child.

According to officials, Rodriguez-Fernando lived with the victim, who was born in 2005.

Katy Bergen: 816-234-4120, @KatyBergen

This story was originally published November 3, 2017 at 4:54 PM with the headline "Tonganoxie man sentenced to 30 years for attempted sodomy of child."

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