PAWNEE COUNTY —A Kansas man found guilty of child sex crimes is headed to prison.
On Friday, District Judge Bruce Gatterman sentenced Justin W. Hammond, 39 of Larned, to 59 months with an additional 37 month consecutive sentence on the additional counts for a total sentence of 96 months in the department of corrections, according to Pawnee County Attorney Doug McNett.
Hammond will also be subject to lifetime post-release supervision and lifetime offender registration as a sex offender.
In March, a Pawnee County Jury found Hammond Guilty of four counts of Aggravated Indecent Liberty with a Child; sexual intercourse with a child 14 or 15 years of age, and one count of Indecent Liberties with a Child; lewd fondling of child 14 or 15 years of age, following a five-day trial.
The crimes were alleged to have occurred in Pawnee County between July 8, 2018, and December 15, 2018. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation handled the investigation following a referral by the Pawnee County Sheriff.
Hammond declined the opportunity to make a statement to the Court due to pending similar charges in Wyandotte County.
Following sentencing, the Court denied the defense request to stay the sentence pending appeal. Hammond was immediately remanded into the custody of the Pawnee County Sheriff for his eventual delivery to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Prior to sentencing, the Court denied the defense motion for a new trial.
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