A 64-year-old Franklin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual battery and gross sexual imposition involving a child.
According to Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell, Paul Byrd of Franklin was sentenced to 12 years in prison after reportedly having sexual contact with a child under the age of 13, beginning in December 2013.
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Fornshell said Byrd was arrested three days after the investigation began. He was reportedly found laying in a wooded area near Franklin High School with a .380 handgun. He was arrested without incident.
Byrd will be required to register as a Tier III sex offender when he is released from prison. He must register every 90 days for life.
