Hays Post
An 18-year-old man from Hays was sentenced to more than five and a half years in prison Monday for sex crimes against three teenage victims.
Kevin J. Russell, 18, Hays was sentenced to 68 months in prison after he pleaded guilty in June to three counts of indecent liberties with a child.
Russell was initially charged with four counts of indecent liberties, two counts of aggravated battery and criminal sodomy in connection with three incidents that occurred in December 2022.
According to court documents, the victims were 13, 14 and 15 years old when the incidents occurred.
At Monday’s sentencing, Chief Judge Glenn Braun sentenced Russell to the maximum sentence allowable under the law of 34 months for each count.
According to Ellis County Attorney Robert Anderson, the first two counts run consecutive with the third, due to Kansas law, concurrent for a total of 68 months.
Russell also will be required to register as a sex offender for life.