Man admits sexually abusing girls for years
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 6 months AGO
BILLINGS (AP) — A 54-year-old man has pleaded guilty to seven felony charges for raping and sexually abusing two girls for years.
Franz Joseph Diangson pleaded guilty Monday to six counts of sexual intercourse without consent and one count of sexual assault.
Prosecutors are recommending a 40-year prison sentence with 20 suspended and that he complete sex offender treatment. A sentencing date has not been set.
Charging documents allege Diangson began sexually abusing one girl in 1997, when she was 10, and continuing until she was 17.
The second girl said she was abused from age 8 to 14.
The girls said Diangson threatened to hurt them or their mother if they reported the abuse.
One of the girls told her mother in August 2010. Diangson was charged in November 2012 and has remained jailed since then.
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