Layza Pinero RestoCHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. —

A Charlotte County man was adjudicated guilty of child molestation and sentenced to 25 years in prison, the State Attorney’s Office announced on Friday.

The SAO says that Scott Daniel Johnson sexually abused a child victim while she was being babysat.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

Johnson’s 25-year prison sentence also includes a lifetime sex offender probation.

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