Oklahoma man pleads guilty to sexual assault

Monday, March 17, 2014

A Grove, Okla. man was sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 6-year-old boy.

Elijah Anthony Schlumbrecht, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to sexual assault in the second degree, a Class B felony, which is punishable with a prison sentence ranging from five to 20 years. The plea was under an agreement Carly Marshall, deputy prosecutor, reached with Schlumbrecht's attorney Samantha Vernetti, deputy public defender.

Schlumbrecht was arrested May 7, 2013. He was accused of inappropriately touch the child while the boy was in bed, according to a probable cause affidavit.

According to court documents, Schlumbrecht admitted to being intoxicated and engaging in sexual contact with the child.

Circuit Judge Robin Green accepted the plea agreement and Schlumbrecht guilty plea.

Schlumbrecht was sentenced to 5-years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.