Man sentenced to life in prison for raping 13-year-old girl

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) – A judge ordered a 47-year-old man to spend life in prison for raping and molesting a 13-year-old Florida Panhandle girl.

Brian Keith Carsten was sentenced Monday after being found guilty during a trial in February.

The News Herald reports Assistant State Attorney Christa Diviney told jurors that Carsten had an ongoing sexual relationship with the girl and fathered her child in the summer of 2014.

He was found guilty.

Circuit Judge James Fensom designated Carsten a sexual predator.

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