FRANKLIN, Ind. — A Gas City man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for child molesting.

On Friday, Austin Cohee, 30, received his sentence which also includes three years in work release followed by two years of probation. He was facing up to 40 years behind bars.

Cohee sexually abused a young person in the summer of 2021. The incidents were reported to police and then investigated by the Greenwood Police Department. Criminal charges were filed soon after.

“The damage suffered by the victim in this case is immeasurable and long-lasting,” said Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner. “But we’re proud of the perseverance and grit demonstrated by the victim’s participation in the prosecution of this child molester. Our victim stood up to this abuser and will not allow this child moles

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