JACKSON, TN (abc24.com) - A West Tennessee man will spend the next 12 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl last summer.
35-year-old Joshua David Rose was charged with Rape of a Child, Child Abuse and Neglect, but accepted a "best interest" deal and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of Aggravated Sexual Battery.
In addition to the 12-year prison sentence, Rose will be on the Sex Offender Registry for life.