FRANKLIN, Ind. — A Marshall County man who prosecutors describe as a “monster” has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for crimes involving the sexual abuse of a child
Mark LaPlante, 51, of Grant, learned his fate on Friday in an Indiana courtroom. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
Before he moved to Alabama, LaPlante lived in Johnson County, Ind., where he was convicted of two counts of child molesting after a brief trial that concluded in January. The jury deliberated for only 14 minutes before reaching the verdict…