Springfield, IL  (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A Springfield man will remain in custody until sentencing after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl. A Sangamon County jury returned the guilty verdict for John Lord on Thursday.

He was found guilty of two counts of predatory sexual assault. Evidence indicated Lord assaulted the girl between 2017 and 2020. She was six years old at the time of the investigation. Lord will be sentenced on May 29.

 

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