PRISON TIME

McCormick asked that his client be spared state prison and instead be sentenced to County Jail or a lengthy term of probation since Manning has no prior felony arrests or convictions.

But Main again disagreed, saying a jury had heard the evidence and convicted him of an “extraordinarily serious felony” and that he would sentence Manning in accordance with the magnitude of the crime: sexual abuse against a child.

In addition to the five years in prison, Manning will serve five years of post-release supervision and was ordered to pay a total of $6,370 in court fines, surcharges and fees.

An order of protection was issued until March 5, 2022, for the victim and members of her immediate household.

Manning was also ordered to never be alone with a child under age 18 without another adult older than 21 present.

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