Evansville man gets 10-year prison sentence in sexual misconduct case

An Evansville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor, according to a news release from the Posey County Prosecutor's Office

Riley Evan Clark, 25, pleaded guilty to having sex with a female under the age of 16 on "more than one occasion" in June 2021. Clark allegedly befriended the victim by playing video games with her and giving her compliments, a Posey County Sheriff's Office investigation discovered.

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Clark was arrested on June 22 after the victim and a Deaconess Hospital Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner spoke with officers from the sheriff's office and Indiana State Police. He was charged with multiple counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and booked into Posey County Jail.

Clark also will be required to register as a sex offender.

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