Rushville, In. — A report from the Rushville Republican says Rush County Circuit Court Judge David Northam sentenced an offender to 590 years in prison recently.
Bruce Sorenson was convicted of 14 felony counts of child molesting and sexual misconduct with a minor that date back to 1997. The judge cited the age and position of trust with the victims. Northam made it clear to Sorenson during sentencing that he considered him to be “the worst of the worst.”
Following the order Rush County prosecutor Paul Caviness said, “Our criminal justice system cannot restore to the victims what Sorenson took from them, but this sentence is the best and most that we can achieve in a case like this.”
Because Sorenson is classified as a “credit restricted felon” he will have to serve 85 percent of the 590-year sentence.
