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Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Child Sex Abuse

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- A man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a girl from the time she was 6 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Mark Schluter, 53, of Frederick was sentenced Tuesday in Frederick County Circuit Court.

The News-Post of Frederick reports that Schulter's lawyer said in court that his client was remorseful and agreed to the plea deal to help keep the victim from testifying.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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