Billy Joe Bennett, 42, will receive 30 years in prison for those crimes. He was arrested in October 2017 and indicted on those charges back in November of that year. According to the indictment, the victim was less than 12 years old when the crimes were committed.
Bennett will be eligible for parole after 85 percent of the sentence has been served. He will also have to register as a sex offender in the state of Kentucky.
Bennett remains lodged in the Russell County Detention Center.
Formal sentencing is April 23rd.
Story courtesy of lakercountry.com