SALINE COUNTY — A 26-year-old man was sentenced Friday in Saline County Court to 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child and Aggravated Battery of a Child.

According to Saline County State’s Attorney Molly Wilson, Tylar D. Lewis must also register as a sexual predator for life.

Wilson says Lewis’ trial on the charges happened in August. Evidence at trial proved that in January 2018, Lewis bit, burned, and sexually assaulted an 8-month-old child.

Lewis left several bruises, cigarette burns, and bite marks all over the child’s body. The jury also heard evidence that Lewis caused tearing and bleeding injuries to the child’s mouth and genitals.