Man sentenced to 16 years in child molestation case

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KERSHAW COUNTY, SC (WIS) -

On Wednesday, a man was sentenced to 16 years for molesting a 9-year-old girl, officials say.

According to a news release, Kershaw County General Sessions Court, Circuit Court Judge Casey Manning sentenced 33-year-old Danny Shawn Johnston to 16 years imprisonment for committing a lewd act on a 9-year-old girl.

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