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Man Sentenced For Assaulting Teen

A Federal District Judge has sentenced a Columbus man to more than 15 years in prison for coercing a 14-year-old girl into sex.Prosecutors say 42-year-old Randall Roberts contacted the girl on-line last December and forced her to perform oral sex on him at least seven times. Prosecutors say he also threatened to harm her if she told anyone.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.