Judge Jason Chambers sentenced Ryan S. Godsil, 32, to 45 years in prison after previously pleaded guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor.
"Every night I see you punching me in the face, stomping on me and kicking me," the victim told defendant Derrick G. Edmondson Jr. in McLean County court.
Lawyers on both sides of the criminal justice system say McLean County stakeholders are ready to meet the potential challenges in the courtroom when the first detention hearings are held Jan. 3.