Published: 1/24/2022

A LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN WAS SENTENCED TODAY TO SERVE 40 YEARS IN PRISON BY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE DAVID ALLEN. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATOR JEFF DUNN, JAMES BERG, OF LORETTO, ENTERED PLEAS OF GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY, RAPE OF A CHILD, AND AGGRAVATED RAPE OF A CHILD.  THE SENTENCE IS TO BE 100 PERCENT SERVED.