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Ashville Rape Suspect Sentenced

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,
Associated Press
Published October 21, 2016 at 4:49 AM EDT

An Ashville man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison under a plea deal after prosecutors say  thrift store worker found photos of him sexually assaulting a toddler in a tote bag he donated to a charitable organization. 49-year-old Gary Sovie was arrested after a Salvation Army worker found 32 photos in the bag earlier this year.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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