PANOLA COUNTY, Texas — A East Texas man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

Kendrell Dejuan Bowen, of Longview, who entered a guilty plea in July, was sentenced to 20 years after a sentencing hearing in a Panola County courtroom, according to judicial records and the Panola County District Attorney's Office.

Bowen sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl. He received the maximum punishment and he will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, the DA's office said.

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