MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man was sentenced to 12 years after being charged with aggravated sexual battery of a 12-year-old, according to the Shelby County District Attorney's Office.

Kenneth Caples Jr. was ordered to register as a violent sex offender and has to be under community supervision for the rest of his life.

The parents of the minor said they discovered messages between Caples and their child and alerted police in 2021.

Caples was arrested in October 2024.

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