PAWNEE COUNTY— A Kansas man was sentenced Tuesday in Pawnee County Court after on a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of fourteen.

In February Benjamin Paredes, 29, Larned, entered a no contest plea in the  incident at a private residence in August of 2018, according to a media release from the Pawnee County Attorney.

After hearing statements of counsel, District Judge Bruce Gatterman sentenced Paredes to the standard sentence under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines of 94 months in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC).

The Court further ordered the defendant be subject to lifetime registration as a violent sex offender.

The case was investigated by the Larned Police Department with the assistance of the Family Crisis Child Advocacy Center of Great Bend.