Minn. man sentenced for sexually assaulting girls
A northwest Minnesota man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting two girls under the age of 13.
Thirty-one-year-old Evert Armstrong Jr. of Mentor was sentenced in Red Lake County Court Monday.
WDAZ-TV reports that Armstrong earlier pleaded guilty to the two counts in a plea agreement. Four other counts were dropped.
Authorities say the sexual assaults happened in Red Lake County over the past few years.
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Armstrong also will be on conditional release for 10 years after he is out of prison and will have to register as a sex offender.
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Information from WDAZ-TV
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