SAVANNAH, Ga. - A former Army soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing two children while stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

What we know:

U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker handed down two concurrent life sentences to 32-year-old Austin Michael Burak of Oak Harbor, Washington, following his conviction on charges of abusive sexual contact of a child and aggravated sexual abuse of a child.

Prosecutors said Burak assaulted the boys in August 2017 while they slept in their own beds on the Fort Stewart Military Reservation. Three additional witnesses testified that Burak also sexually assaulted them when they were minors, including one who described years of abuse.

What they're saying:

"There are appropriately severe consequences for sexually assau

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