A Wellsville man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for sex crimes against children.

In addition, Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge Megan Bickerton declared 24-year-old Justin Talbert as a Tier 3 sex offender, requiring him to register his address with authorities for the rest of his life.

Talbert was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty earlier to appeared to sexual battery and gross sexual imposition. Charges of rape and importuning were dropped.

According to an indictment handed up last October, Talbert had engaged in sex with a 12-year-old child, and had sexual contact with an 11-year-old, while serving as a teacher or coach.

Last month Judge Bickerton denied Talbert's request to withdraw his guilty plea.