Michigan man sentenced to 90 years for repeatedly sexually assaulting girlfriend’s child No description found
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OCEANA COUNTY, Mich. – A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly 100 years behind bars for the sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to authorities , Brandon Lee Chase repeatedly sexually abused the child of a woman he was dating and recorded explicit videos of the abuse. The abuse reportedly went on for years.
Chase had pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He was sentenced to 90 years in federal prison.
Chase, a resident of Walkerville -- roughly 35 miles west of Big Rapids, is a repeat offender and also pleaded no contest to a separate criminal sexual conduct case.
He has yet to have been sentenced for the criminal sexual conduct case.
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