LANSING — A Des Plaines, Illinois man has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old from Cadillac in 2023, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.

According to an Oct. 13 news release, Javier Mora, 22, was sentenced Oct. 9 by Judge Jason Elmore of the 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County to 12 to 25 years in prison. Mora pleaded guilty July 21 to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of engaging in child sexually abusive activity, and one count of using a computer to commit a crime.

According to Nessel’s office, Mora began communicating with the victim through online gaming platforms in April 2023 and later drove from his home in Illinois to Cadillac, where he committed the assault.

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