A Salem man will spend time in prison for charges related to sexual conduct with a child.

Brandon Seddon will spend 12 to 16 years in prison for one count of sexual battery and two counts of gross sexual imposition.

Prosecutors said a victim came forward saying Seddon touched her inappropriately years before. The girl was under the age of 10 when the crimes happened on multiple occasions, even out of state.

“He took that innocence away from the child, he took her childhood away,” Steve Yacovone, Columbiana County Assistant Prosecutor said. 

The 32-year-old originally denied the crimes to police in an interview but later blamed the victim saying she instigated it.

Then in February, Seddon took a plea deal to avoid going to trial. In exchange for dropping a rape charge he plead guilty to three lesser charges.

Seddon stuttered through a short apology to the judge before learning how much time he will serve.

Prosecutors recommended he be sentenced to 10 years in prison but the judge decided something harsher would be more appropriate.

A family member of the victim said this situation has given the girl deep scars and psychological trauma.

“As I look at Brandon Seddon today I see a man who has caused irreparable harm,” The family member said. “I see a man who has left a trail of destruction, pain and suffering in his wake. A man who has never shown an ounce of remorse for these repulsive actions.”

Seddon must also register as a tier three sex offender.