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GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) – A Greenwood man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years after pleading guilty to four counts of child abuse, the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.

William Adams, 50, received a sentence of 32 years, with 24 to be executed – six years per charge in the Indiana Department of Corrections and eight years probation – two years per charge to active probation, a release said.

Officials say all the victims and their parents appeared for the sentencing hearing and two of them bravely prepared victim impact statements.

Adams had no prior conviction and fully cooperated with the investigation.

“Anyone who harasses children should be locked up. For a long, long time. This is how we protect our little ones from predators,” said Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner.