Sedgwick man gets prison sentence for sexually abusing child younger than 10
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.
- Judge sentenced Jerad A. Carmichael to over 18 years for child sex crimes.
- Carmichael pleaded guilty to rape and aggravated criminal sodomy of a child.
- He must register as a sex offender and serve lifetime post-release supervision.
A Sedgwick man has been ordered to serve 18 years, eight months in prison for sexually abusing a young child in 2023 and 2024.
Jerad A. Carmichael, 40, pleaded guilty on May 1 to one count each of rape of a child younger than 14 and aggravated criminal sodomy, a news release from Harvey County Attorney Heather L. Figger says.
Carmichael committed the crimes against the child between April 1, 2023, and April 21, 2024, the release says.
The child, born in 2014, was younger than 10 years old when the abuse took place.
Harvey County District Judge Jason Lane handed down the 224-month sentence Wednesday.
In addition to serving time in prison, “Carmichael will also be subject to lifetime post-release supervision and must register as a sexual offender under the Kansas Offender Registration Act,” the release says.
Prosecutors agreed to dismiss a third count Carmichael was facing — aggravated indecent liberties with a child — in exchange for his guilty plea, court records show. Attorneys also recommended he not receive a life prison sentence, the presumptive punishment for his crimes, because his guilty plea spared the victim from testifying in court, his plea agreement says.
