GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - A Hall County District Judge gave nearly the maximum sentence on each charge to a Grand Island father for sex crimes he faced related to his children.

Local4 is not naming the suspect to protect the identity of the victims in this case.

Hall County District Court records show the 41-year-old man appeared in court for his sentencing hearing for first-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault and incest.

District Judge Patrick Lee gave the man a total of 70 to 73 years for the three charges. He had faced three more charges but those were dropped in a plea deal reached with prosecutors earlier this year.

The sentencing breakdown:

49 to 50 years for sexual assault - first-degree, a class 2 felony

2 to 3 years for sexual assault of a child - third-de

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