Bauman receives maximum sentence in child abuse case

After pleading guilty to one count of assault of a child in the second degree, Adams County Superior Court Judge Steve Dixon sentenced Dylan Bauman to 10 years with the Department of Corrections and 18 months community custody on Nov. 9.

Prosecuting Attorney Stacie Summerhill presented the case on behalf of the State, and began by saying both parties had agreed on a sentence above the standard range in the interest of justice. Summerhill stated the State recommended the statutory maximum of 120 months for Bauman.

Prior to his conviction for child abuse, Bauman, 24, has been convicted of incest...