S.D. Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Raping Girl

An Aberdeen man who once faced nearly two dozen felony sex crime counts has been sentenced to serve 15 years in prison.

 

 

 

 

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - An Aberdeen man who once faced nearly two dozen felony sex crime counts has been sentenced to serve 15 years in prison.

Richard Mette, 43, pleaded guilty in March to raping a child younger than 10, and prosecutors dismissed all other charges. The 15-year sentence was part of the plea agreement, and a judge on Tuesday approved it.

Mette will have to serve at least half of the sentence before being eligible for parole. He was given credit for more than a year he already has served.

 

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