A 67-year-old Walker man was sentenced Wednesday to 99 years in prison and physical castration after being convicted of sexually abusing a child for nearly two years.

Marc Rager Sr., 67, pleaded guilty to 120 combined counts of aggravated crimes against nature, second-degree rape and felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

Detectives with the Walker Police Department began an investigation into Rager in 2024 after receiving allegations he had been sexually abusing a girl under 13.

As a condition of the defendant's plea, Assistant District Attorney Greg Stahlnecker Jr. asked that Rager be ordered to be physically castrated.

"This plea was taken after consideration for the victim," Stahlnecker said. "She will never be able to get back what Mr. Rager took from her; however, with this plea,

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