KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison without the possibility for parole for sexually abusing and threatening a child since they were 10-years-old.
According to Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen's office, Roger Dean Guin, 55, had been abusing the victim since they were 10 years old -- threatening to kill the victim and their family if they told police about it.
The abuse continued for five years until the DA's office said the victim told the Knox County Sheriff's Office. In a recorded phone call between Guin and one of the victim's family members, the DA's office said he admitted to sexually abusing the child.
Guin has been convicted for two counts of rape of a child, two counts of rape, aggravated sexual battery, sexual battery by an authority figure, three counts of assault, and other charges.
At the sentencing hearing, prosecutors argued for the maximum sentence for Guin because of the threats he made against the child if they disclosed the abuse to anyone.
“Thanks to the bravery of this child, this offender will never again be able to victimize another minor,” said Allen.