Man Pleads Guilty to Holding Girl Captive for 10 Years
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[##_1L|1408439683.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]A former middle school security guard pleaded guilty today to holding a student captive in his house for 10 years and forcing her to have sex with him. Thomas Hose, 49, was sentenced to a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, but he could get out after only five years. He pleaded guilty today to statutory sexual assault, three counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, two counts of indecent assault and one count each of endangering the welfare of children, corruption of a minor, interference with custody of children and aggravated indecent assault. Hose was never charged with kidnapping.
Hose's attorney, Jim Ecker, said he is pleased with the outcome for his mentally ill client. The judge left the opportunity for Hose to receive mental health treatment in prison, he said.
"He has suicidal tendencies, and he's at high risk for that," Ecker said.
Hose was charged with several sex crimes related to the disappearance and alleged abuse of Tanya Kach, a runaway who was 14 when she vanished Feb. 10, 1996.
The trial was originally set to begin in February of this year, but Hose tried to kill himself the day before it began. It was delayed again in May because Hose was being treated at a mental hospital.
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