Charles City Teen Sentenced to Life in Prison

Edgar Concepcion Jr. in court. (Image courtesy KIMT.com)

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Nov 22, 2010 at 6:35 PM CDT

Story Updated: Nov 22, 2010 at 6:35 PM CDT

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Charles City teenager has been sentenced to two life sentences for the death of his 3-year-old cousin in 2009.

Fifteen-year-old Edgar Concepcion Jr. was sentenced Monday. He was convicted in June on first-degree murder and first-degree sexual abuse charges for the July 2009 death of Krystel Banes, also of Charles City.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Concepcion also was sentenced to 25 years in prison on a second-degree sexual abuse charge and up to five years in prison on a charge of child endangerment.

He didn't look at his parents or other family members in the courtroom when he was led away in handcuffs and shackles after sentencing.

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