Randy Lande of Independence pleaded guilty Monday to multiple counts of rape of an 8-year-old girl in a 2011 case that raised controversy among local lawmakers and residents about sex offender registration.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced that Lande, 47, pleaded guilty to 12 felony counts – forcible rape, statutory rape in the first degree, five counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree and five counts of forcible sodomy. He also pleaded guilty of a misdemeanor or supplying liquor to a minor.
Lande will serve 30 years in prison for the crimes a part of a plea agreement. He received 30 years for each felony and 1 year for the misdemeanor, and all will run concurrently.
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Randy Lande of Independence pleaded guilty Monday to multiple counts of rape of an 8-year-old girl in a 2011 case that raised controversy among local lawmakers and residents about sex offender registration.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced that Lande, 47, pleaded guilty to 12 felony counts – forcible rape, statutory rape in the first degree, five counts of statutory sodomy in the first degree and five counts of forcible sodomy. He also pleaded guilty of a misdemeanor or supplying liquor to a minor.
Lande will serve 30 years in prison for the crimes a part of a plea agreement. He received 30 years for each felony and 1 year for the misdemeanor, and all will run concurrently.
For more on this story, see Tuesday's Examiner or check back later at www.examiner.net.