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PREBLE COUNTY CHILD RAPIST SENTENCED

(Eaton, OH)--A Preble County man has been sentenced after sexually abusing two children for years.  54-year-old Carl Bechtol of West Alexandria will spend a minimum of 22 years in prison.  Bechtol recently pled guilty to two counts of raping a child, and that plea has brought about a cancellation of his trial.  Bechtol had originally been arrested in March of last year.