Champaign County child rapist sentenced to prison

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

A Champaign County man has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for the rape of a child.
Benjie Van Winkle, 43, has already been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the rapes of two other children in Miami County.

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He will serve those sentences consecutively.

Prosecutors said in In Champaign County Common Pleas Court on Monday that the rapes may have been committed as a form of punishment for misbehaving.

Van Winkle told the judge he was sorry for the pain he caused. Van Winkle will also be required to register as a sex offender for life, Champaign County Common Pleas Court Judge Nick Selvaggio said.

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