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Montana man sentenced for raping a child

Posted at 10:42 AM, May 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-23 12:42:35-04

HELENA – A man who pleaded guilty to a single charge of sexual intercourse without consent last September and was sentenced on Tuesday.

James Blake Conn was sentenced to 70 years in prison with 35 of the years were suspended.

Two other sexual intercourse without consent charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement.

One was for allegedly raping another girl under the age of five, the other was from a case that involved a girl under the age of 18.

Prosecutors alleged the rapes of the two young girls took place between August 2016 and March of 2017, when Conn was babysitting them.

Court records say that Conn presented himself as a victim, and did not show empathy for his victim.

Conn has also been designated as a Tier Two sex offender and was ordered to complete treatment before he is eligible for parole.