A Bristol Township man described as a "repeat sex offender" was handed his sentence for sex crimes against a five-year-old girl.

According to a press release from the Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office, 37-year-old Addison Fasula was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to an 11-count indictment on various sexual offenses involving a five-year-old girl.

These charges include one count of first-degree attempted rape, three counts of gross sexual imposition, three counts of illegal use of a minor in sexually-oriented material and four counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor.

The attempted rape charge came with a life specification due to the victim being under 10 years old.

According to Trumbull County Assistant Prosecutor, Gabe Wildman, these crimes occurred between June of 2022 and August of 2023 and involved sexual contact with the victim, as well as Fasula taking photos of her in a state of nudity. He was also found to have possessed child pornography.

He was labeled a tier 3 sex offender, and should he ever be released from prison must register his address with his local sheriff's office four times per year for the rest of his life.

Fasula was previously convicted of sex offenses in Lake County. According to the release, in 2016, Fasula was convicted there of two counts of pandering sexualy-oriented material involving a minor and one count of failure to notify change of address as a sex offender.

He was sentenced to 11 months in prison on those charges. Before that in 2013, Fasula was labeled a tier 1 sex offender after being convicted of voyeurism. 

Judge Sean O'Brien ruled that consecutive sentences were necessary in order to protect the public due to the serious nature of Fasula's offenses and his previous criminal record.

The mother of the victim was quoted describing the past three months as a "living hell" and told the court her family can "finally start to put this behind [them].

Wildman also expressed his satisfaction with Fasula's sentence.

"It's a good day anytime we prevent a young victim of sexual crimes from having to come in to testify at a trial. Mr. Frasula will not be free to threaten society for a very long time," Wildman said.