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Battlefield man sentenced to 8 years for child sex crimes

E.Garcia28 min ago

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Battlefield man who pleaded guilty to sodomy involving an 8-year-old girl was sentenced this week to 8 years in prison.

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Andrew Thomas Lachance, 28, was sentenced Monday in Greene County Circuit Court.

According to online court documents, LaChance was charged in February 2024.

A probable cause statement from the Battlefield Police Department (BPD) says LaChance rubbed the genitals of an eight-year-old girl. He told the victim's mother "he made a big mistake" when confronted about the abuse, according to documents.

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