A St Joseph man was sentenced Wednesday to serve 15-years in prison for sexually molesting a girl under the age of 12.

Last month, a Buchanan County jury found Clyde Ellis, 47, guilty on one count of statutory sodomy and one count of child molestation. The panel found Ellis not guilty on a second sodomy charge.

On Wednesday, Judge Patrick Robb ordered Mr Ellis to serve 15 years for the sodomy charge and five years for child molestation, to be served concurrently.