By AP/KWMU
St. Louis – A St. Louis County boy was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday for beating and sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl when he was 13.
Sherman Burnett Junior - who's now 15 - pleaded guilty to sodomy, attempted rape, kidnapping and assault.
The judge said the boy is an apparent threat to the community, and decided not to send him to a juvenile program, where he could have gotten out at age 21.
A police officer found the girl after a massive neighborhood search. Her injuries included a skull fracture, a torn ear and a lacerated liver.