Former Chatfield Man Admits to 7 Year Sex Abuse Case
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A former Chatfield area man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl over a period of several years.
The man, 62-year-old Donald Phillips, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct. He was given a stayed 43-month prison term and placed on probation for 20 years. Phillips was also ordered to serve a year in jail, pay a $1,000 fine and perform 1,000 hours community work service.
The case against Phillips was filed last May, several months after the victim - who is now an adult - reported the abuse to Olmsted County investigators. She told investigators the sexual assaults began in 1983 when she was four years old and continued until 1990.
Phillips now has a Texas address.