FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WBAY) - A man received a 40-year sentence after entering a no contest plea earlier this summer to First Degree Sexual Assault of a Child.

In court Thursday, a judge sentenced Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia to 40 years in prison, followed by 20 years of extended supervision.

According to a previous statement from the Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s office, Rocha Mejia was scheduled to face a trial in July for attempting to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl last year. The remaining charges against Rocha Mejia were dismissed and read-in during a plea hearing back in June.

Authorities said the girl’s mother gave her daughter to Rocha Mejia to be sexually assaulted in exchange for $250. Rocha Mejia held the girl in a van and attempted to duct tape her as he began t

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