CARPENTERSVILLE – A Carpentersville man has been sentenced to three years in prison for having sexual contact with a teenage girl he knew.

Johnny Haskins, 43, also must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. A Kane County jury convicted him in June of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, each a Class 2 felony.

According to Illinois law, Haskins in eligible for day-for-day credit, and he was given credit for at least 285 days already spent in the Kane County Jail since he was arrested. Therefore, he could be released in less than a year.

The abuse occurred between January and November 2009. The girl was younger than 17 at the time and reported the contact to a school counselor, who then alerted authorities.