A man who kidnapped a 6-year-old girl, sexually assaulted and abandoned her was sentenced to life in prison without a chance for parole.
Zachary Dunn, 32, was found guilty of three counts of Kidnapping with Sexual Motivation Specifications, one count of Abduction, one count of Rape, two counts of Gross Sexual Imposition and one count of Felonious Assault.
Dunn was sentenced Thursday according to the Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Justin Lovett.
"This defendant committed one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, and with today's sentence he will never have the chance to hurt another child ever again," said Attorney General DeWine. "Those who target children in this state will be met with the full force of the law."
Dunn was arrested in July 2003 after kidnapping the child from her home in Jackson.
After sexually assaulting the girl, Dunn left her in a Liberty Township cemetery. The girl managed to reach a nearby residence for help.
"Zachary Dunn is a callous child predator who still shows no genuine remorse for the terrible acts he committed against a defenseless six-year-old girl, and he is most deserving of nothing less than the maximum possible punishment that was handed down today," said Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Justin Lovett.
The judge also classified Dunn as a Tier III sex offender as a part of his sentencing.
