Crime & Safety
Man Gets 15 Years in Prison for Raping 12-Year-Old Boy In Mentor
Andrew Brackman pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and was sentenced on May 6.
A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on May 6, after pleading guilty in April to raping a 12-year-old boy, according to The News-Herald.
At the time the rapes occurred, 55-year-old Andrew Brackman was living in a motel in Mentor.
Brackman is from Painesville but he befriended the boy while living in the city, prosecutors said.
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The judge agreed to the sentence requested by prosecutors because Brackman "has shown remorse" for his actions, reports The News-Herald.
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