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Sex Offender Sentenced in Fayette County

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A Fayette County man will spend up to 70 years in prison.

Gary Wayne Keller, 54, of Oak Hill, was sentenced Tuesday morning by Circuit Judge John Hatcher.

Keller will serve a term of 50 to 70 years.

He was convicted of sex crimes against a minor child by jury trial in October of last year.

Keller was already a registered sex offender, following a 2004 conviction.