Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Sexual Assault at Elementary School

Posted: Updated: Feb 5, 2013 09:53 PM EST

The man accused of sexually assaulting a student at a Louisa elementary school was sentenced to serve five years in prison Tuesday.

Leslie Johnson Jr. was sentenced to 20 years behind bars with 15 years suspended. He was found guilty at trial in October.

Investigators say Johnson was picking up another child at Jouett Elementary School when the assault happened inside a bathroom. That incident happened in March of 2012.

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