BLOOMINGTON ( 25News Now ) - A man who once lived in Bloomington was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in prison for charges of molestation of multiple children in 2022 , the McLean County State’s Attorney’s office announced.

The suspect, 58-year-old Mark Bottles, pled guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. As part of the plea deal, four other counts were dismissed. He will be required to serve 85% of the sentence.

Bottles’ sentencing is a result of a 2022 investigation in which a 12-year-old reported being sexually assaulted multiple times. Due to the sensitive nature of the crime, the child did not feel comfortable sharing this information until they were older, which is common in such cases.

Initial charges alleged the molestations happened between

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