Man sentenced to over 10 years for raping 8yearold girl

Apr. 3 — AUSTIN — A 54-year-old Albert Lea man was sentenced to 130 months in prison in Mower County District Court for raping an 8-year-old girl multiple times in 2018. Jeffrey Mitchell Weir pleaded guilty to felony second-degree criminal sexual conduct with someone under 16 years old with whom he had a significant relationship with as part of a plea deal that dismissed two felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges. District Judge Jeffrey Kritzer credited Weir with 101 days for time served. According to the criminal complaint: Weir raped the girl at least three times at an Austin residence…