TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) -- A 58-year-old man has been sentenced to 44 years in prison for sex crimes he committed against his step-granddaughter last year.

Bradley C. Rost was in Christian County court on Friday to formally enter a plea in the case brought against him. He was charged with 24 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse.

As part of the deal he reached with prosecutors, Rost pleaded guilty to seven of the counts.

According to Christian County State's Attorney John McWard, the minor's mother disclosed that "something weird" was going on between Rost and his step-granddaughter as the three were living in the same home. As a result, the Taylorville Police Department started an investigation on the night of May 21, 2024. Within hours, Rost was arrest

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