Piqua man gets 8 years for sex with minor

Anthony Dowell/Contributed Photo Miami County Jail

Anthony Dowell/Contributed Photo Miami County Jail

TROY -- A Miami County judge Thursday, March 9, sentenced a Piqua man to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of felony sexual battery for sexual conduct with a minor in 2015 and 2016 in Piqua.

Anthony Dowell, 38, was accused of the sexual conduct between May and August 2015 and in January 2016.

Judge Jeannine Pratt heard evidence on the two felony counts Feb. 28 in county Common Pleas Court. She announced the verdicts at a hearing Thursday afternoon, saying she found testimony by the victim credible.

Dowell declined comment before sentencing. He was designated a Tier III sex offender. That will require him to register his address with the sheriff's office in the county where he lives every 90 days for the rest of his life.