Man pleads guilty in child sex crimes

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to sex offenses involving minors.

Mitchell Dean Johnson pleaded guilty to charges of first degree sex offense for an incident that happened in August 2003 and February 2004 with a 9-year-old victim. Johnson also pleaded guilty to statutory sex offense for an incident that happened in March of 2012 with a 14-year-old victim.

Mitchell was sentenced to between 13 and about 21 years in prison.