A Shawano man convicted of multiple counts of child sex assault was sentenced Friday to 24 years in prison.
Dick R. McKenna, 57, was sentenced to eight years in prison on each of two counts of repeated sexual assault of the same child and one count of child sexual assault involving intercourse, for a total of 24 years. He will also have to serve an additional five years extended supervision after his prison sentence on each count and register as a sex offender.
McKenna was originally charged with five counts of repeated sexual assault and intercourse with a person under the age of 12, as well as a felony count of causing mental harm to a child.
A jury trial in January went through a full day of testimony before McKenna accepted a plea agreement. He pleaded no contest to two counts of repeated sexual assault of the same child and one count of child sexual assault involving intercourse.
The offenses took place between 2003 and 2007 when the child was between 3 and 7 years old, according to the criminal complaint. The incidents came to light when the girl disclosed them to a counselor.
McKenna was arrested after a joint investigation involving Shawano police and Shawano County sheriff’s investigators.
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