Man sentenced for getting 12-year-old pregnant, forcing her to have abortion

CREATED Apr. 3, 2012

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A 28-year-old southwestern Idaho man has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for impregnating a 12-year-old and forcing her to have an abortion.

Kenneth Lamb of Wilder was sentenced Monday by 3rd District Judge Molly J. Huskey to 15 to 30 years in prison on felony convictions of lewd conduct with a minor child and conspiracy to escape from jail. He pleaded guilty in January.

Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan Taylor says Lamb also was ordered to register as a sex offender and pay the girl $5,000.

Court records say while Lamb was jailed on the lewd conduct charge, he conspired with two other inmates to beat a deputy unconscious and then escape. The escape was thwarted when another inmate informed deputies of Lamb's plan.