A 23-year-old man from Brockton will serve at least 15 years in prison after he was convicted on multiple counts of child rape.

Thomas Butler Jr., 23, was found guilty of three counts of rape of a child and nine counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 on Nov. 3, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.

The investigation into Butler began in June 2022, when one of his victims went to Brockton police to report a series of sexual assaults and rapes that took place over several years. Police discovered the abuse involved multiple children.

Butler was sentenced Wednesday to a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 19 years in state prison. After his release, Butler will be on probation and will have to register was a sex offender, undergo sex offender eva

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