Former Camp Counselor Sentenced To 13 Years For Child Sex Assault

CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — A former camp counselor is headed to prison.

Channel 9 was in court on Monday when Tristan Russell pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree sex offense.

Prosecutors said Russell took indecent liberties with a 10-year-old child he had been baby-sitting for several years.

Russell will spend between 13 and16 years in prison.

Russell was a counselor at Providence Day School's summer camp programs.

Investigators said the assaults did not happen at the school.

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