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On Wednesday, Lewis was sentenced in Mohave Superior Court to 180 days in jail with credit for time served. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised probation, and will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Lewis was arrested in May after the victim’s legal guardian reportedly found a series of sexually explicit text messages between Lewis and the victim. According to investigators, Lewis and the victim arranged to meet on as many as three occasions via text from Jan. 27 through April 16 of this year.

Lewis, who was previously convicted in Mohave County on one count of credit card fraud, served about eight months in prison for the offense beginning in 2020. He was released from prison in February 2021, and was an acquaintance of the victim’s legal guardian.

As of Thursday, Lewis remained in custody at Mohave County Jail.