A Eudora man who sexually abused a child over the course of several years was sentenced on Friday to life in prison.

On May 27, Sean Weeks, 40, was found guilty of three felony charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He was also found not guilty of another count of the same crime.

Friday afternoon Douglas County District Court Judge Peggy Kittel denied defense attorney William Langston’s motion for a new trial and a request to deviate from the mandatory life sentence attached to the felony charges.

Sean Weeks, 40, of Eudora

Weeks was arrested on Jan. 9, 2015. According to court documents, he abused the victim, who is now 15 years old, between the ages of 6 and 10. The abuse took place both in Lawrence and Eudora.

The victim attended the sentencing hearing and spoke before Kittel announced her decision.

“You messed up my childhood, but I won’t let you mess up my adulthood,” the teen said. “I hope you get the help you need and change into a better man.”

Several family members offered letters of support for Weeks to Kittel, though the documents were not read aloud in court.

For each of the three felony convictions, Kittel sentenced Weeks to serve life in prison with a mandatory minimum time of 25 years. If he is released after that minimum time served he will be on parole for life.