SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man already serving jail time for taking lewd pictures of women and young girls has been sentenced to more than 54 years for the sexual abuse of a 7-year-old child in 2015.
In November, 33-year-old James Dayvault, of Wichita, was convicted of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. In December, District Judge Kevin O'Connor sentenced Dayvault to 54-years in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. The sentence will run consecutive to his current prison term.
In March 2020, Dayvault was sentenced to 57 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, lewd and lascivious behavior, attempted breach of privacy and breach of privacy, according to the district attorney's office.
A neighbor reported seeing Dayvault following young children and photographing them. During the investigation, police recovered photos on his cell phone that included pornographic images of children and images taken up women’s skirts at various locations in the city including a local church and department store parking lot.