Williston, ND (KEYZ) - Sixty-two year old James White of Williston will spend only ten years in prison for gross sexual imposition with a 3-year-old girl back in July of 2017.

The little girl, along with her mother were spending the night with White, who was at the time a family friend. Both mother and daughter were sleeping on the couch. The mother awoke to find her daughter and White naked, in his bed. She grabbed her daughter and fled the home, contacting police the next day.

The judge sentenced White who pleaded guilty to sexual assault to 20 years in prison with 10 years suspended. His attorney had asked for only two-and-half years of prison time, which the young girls family firmly objected to.

Photo: Williams County Jail

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