A Taylorsville man who served as a Big Brother to a boy was sentenced to prison Friday — for at least 15 years and possibly for life — for sexually abusing the child, who was 9 years old at the time.
Timothy Brian Brown, 34, was sentenced by 3rd District Judge Judith Atherton to three terms of five years to life in prison for three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
Atherton also sentenced Brown to two terms of 15 years to life for two counts of sodomy upon a child. All are first-degree felonies. Other charges against Brown were dismissed as part of a plea bargain.
These sentences will run concurrently with each other and another sentence in U.S. District Court. Brown was sentenced in federal court in November to 188 months in prison for videotaping himself assaulting the boy over an 18-month period.
Atherton noted in particular "aggravating factors" surrounding the case including the position of trust Brown occupied in the child's life, the vulnerability of the victim, the child's age, the length of time over which the abuse occurred, the number of times it occurred and the extent of the abuse.
Not only did he do terrible harm to this child and his family, but Brown also blemished the Big Brother/Big Sister program, which offers a valuable service to the community, Atherton said.