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Vt. Man Sentenced for Sexual Contact with Girl

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(AP) - A 24-year-old Vermont man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for having sexual contact with a 4-year-old girl.

Stephen Martin of Pownal was sentenced in Bennington criminal court Friday to 10 years for felony cruelty to a child younger than 10. He was sentenced to an additional year for obstruction of justice for contacting a woman while in prison in an attempt to influence her testimony.

Pownal was arrested after a woman reported she saw Martin having sexual contact with the girl. Martin pleaded guilty in October.

The Rutland Herald reported that a prosecutor told the judge Friday that Martin had shown "absolutely no remorse" and blamed the assault on alcohol and drugs.

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