MALAD — A 21-year-old man was sentenced to prison Wednesday after admitting to raping a minor.

District Judge Robert Naftz sentenced Joseph Gunderson to a minimum of four years and a maximum of 14 years in prison.

Gunderson was initially charged in three cases in Oneida County, one including two felonies for rape and two counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16. Another case had two more counts of felony lewd conduct with a child under 16, and in a third case, he was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery.

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Under a plea agreement, Gunderson pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16 in the first and second cases. In exchange, the prosecution agreed to dismiss the re

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