A man received a life sentence as a predatory sex offender in Platte County after sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl.

Shannon Langley, 35, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty that same day in Platte County Circuit Court to statutory sodomy in the first degree and enticement of a child.

In addition to the victim in Platte County, prosecutors also showed that Langley had abused several other children in Jackson County. Prosecutors used those other criminal acts to charge Langley as a predatory sexual offender under Missouri law. The seldom-used provision requires a life sentence for offenders who commit multiple serious sexual offenses.

Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said, “We used every tool the law gives us make sure that this defendant has molested his last child. His days of hurting kids are finally over.”

Langley has two pending cases in Jackson County. In one, he is charged with sexual misconduct involving a child. In the second, he is charged with three counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree. Platte County prosecutors used the facts of those cases to secure the life sentence.