A North Alabama judge Thursday sentenced a man to life in prison for sex crimes against children.

Jerry Jason McKee, 47, of Sylvania, was arrested in September 2022 and charged with six counts of first degree sodomy, two counts of child abuse and four counts of first degree sexual abuse involving multiple victims, according to court documents.

District Attorney Summer Summerford announced the sentence on social media Thursday.

McKee received the maximum sentence from Judge Shaunathan Bell on three counts – life for first degree sodomy, 10 years for sexual abuse of a child under 12, and 10 years for first degree sexual abuse.