FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 19-year-old North Manchester man was sentenced this week for molesting two young children, ages four and six.

Michael Dunifin took a plea deal in the case last month, according to online court records.

The agreement allowed him to plead guilty to two counts of child molesting in exchange for two lower counts of child molesting and two counts of child exploitation being dismissed.

Wabash County Judge Robert McCallen sentenced Dunifin to 14 years in prison and noted there were concerns about the defendant’s mental health.

Dunifin was on probation for a “crime considered sexual in nature” that he committed as a juvenile when the investigation in the recent case began, according to court records obtained by 21Investigates.

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