Four to be sentenced in sex assault of Cleveland girl

There’s yet another guilty plea in the repeated rape of an 11-year-old Cleveland girl. That makes four guilty pleas in the past 24 hours.

The men are part of a group of 20 males charged in the attack and will be sentenced during court hearings Friday in Liberty.

Those being sentenced are 20-year-old Timothy Ellis; his 21-year-old cousin Rayford Ellis Jr.; 23-year-old Kelvin King; and 20-year-old Jared McPherson.

Each is expected to be sentenced to 15-year prison terms as part of plea agreements with prosecutors.

Of the 20 people charged, six juveniles and six adults have accepted plea deals. The only person to go to trial, Eric McGowen, got a 99-year prison term.

McGowen fled his trial before being convicted but was captured two weeks later.