District Judge Allison Penzato sentenced Daniel Joseph Moore to three life sentences Thursday.
Moore was found guilty on Sept. 1 of three counts of aggravated rape.
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The investigation uncovered seven potential victims.
During the investigation, detectives learned that children in Moore’s neighborhood would hang out at his home, where he had child-appealing amenities, such as games and toys.
His home reportedly became the neighborhood hangout with Moore offering free babysitting to parents.
At one point, Moore was employed as a substitute janitor the local school where most of the children attended.
Rick Wood, spokesman for District Attorney Walter Reed, said at the trial the defense tried to argue that Moore was childlike himself, but despite his childlike appearance and actions, Moore was 27 at the time of his arrest and the jury found him guilty.
In addition to the three counts of aggravated rape, Moore was also charged with three counts of sexual battery and one count of attempted aggravated rape.
Last month, the jury found him not guilty of the attempted aggravated rape charge, and he has not been tried on the sexual battery charges.
That trial, which was set for Aug. 31, was continued.
Wood said in cases like these where the suspect has already been given three consecutive life sentences, prosecutors often drop the additional charges.
However, he said, that decision has not yet been made in this case.�
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