Las Vegas NowMan sentenced to life for assault of NV girl
Associated Press - November 4, 2009 3:15 PM ET
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A trucker facing two rape charges in Washington state has been sentenced to life in prison in Nevada for luring a mentally disabled girl and sexually assaulting her in his truck near Sparks Marina.
Fifty-one year old Richard Bunch was given a life sentence by Washoe District Judge Patrick Flanagan on his conviction of lewdness with a minor, and up to 15 years for luring a child.
Flanagan ordered the terms to run consecutively.
At his sentencing hearing, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports that Bunch claimed the girl lied about the assault and faulted police for believing her.
Sparks police say Bunch approached the 13-year-old girl at the Sparks Marina in July 2008, and lured her into his truck.
Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com
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