Victim’s grandmother sentenced to probation

? The grandmother of a sexual assault victim has been sentenced to two years probation for helping to keep her granddaughter out of state so the girl couldn’t testify against her adoptive father.

Barbara Johnson, 58, was sentenced Wednesday for a single count of aggravated intimidation of a witness.

Johnson’s son-in-law, Ryan Bloom, a former Trego County sheriff and a teacher at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, is serving 27 years in prison for molesting the girl.

Johnson’s daughter, Jessica Bloom, was sentenced to 18 months’ probation after pleading guilty to aiding a felon and conspiracy to aid a felon.

Before Wednesday’s sentencing, Johnson’s attorney, Terry Bell, asked to have Johnson’s guilty plea withdrawn, claiming she was under duress when she entered into the agreement. Reno County District Court Judge Joe McCarville denied the motion.