TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Safford man has been sentenced to 35 years in a federal prison for taking a minor across state lines with intent to assault her.
Prosecutors say 36-year-old Lawrence Halamek was convicted of one count each of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
They say Halamek took the 12-year-old girl from a bus stop in Safford to a remote area of New Mexico in December 2016 with intent to sexually assault her.
People were interested in these podcasts
Authorities found the girl with Halamek when the two were stopped while walking along a highway.
Halemek also was sentenced Oct. 15 to lifetime probation.
Tucson TV station KOLD says the judge noted Halamek had taken advantage of multiple vulnerable victims before.
___
Information from: KOLD-TV, http://www.kold.com/
Please read our comment policy before commenting.