Richland man sentenced 40 years for sexually assaulting minor across state lines

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Richland, Missouri, man was sentenced to 40 years in prison without parole on Tuesday for child sex crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
Robert Norman Kennedy, 41, pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 to transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
The release says he sexually assaulted a youth for several years while traveling through multiple states. He was arrested on unrelated charges in December 2022 while he was living in a motel, the release says.