US man, 67, solicited girl, 13, for sex, judge calls her the ‘aggressor’


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  • Tuesday, 05 Feb 2019

Kansas man Raymond Soden, 67, solicited a 13-year-old girl for sex via Facebook. Photo: Kansas Department of Corrections.

KANSAS (AP): US prosecutors are researching an appeal after a Kansas judge called two teenage girls the “aggressor” in a sexual encounter with a 67-year-old man and eased his prison sentence.

Leavenworth County District Judge Michael Gibbens sentenced Raymond Soden in December to five years, 10 months in prison for soliciting a 13-year-old on Facebook. Prosecutors had sought more than 13 years behind bars because Soden had prior convictions, the Kansas City Star reported.

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