UPDATE: Murray man pleads guilty in sex abuse case

MURRAY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Calloway County man pleaded guilty Monday in a sex abuse case as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors, according to State Police.

Investigators say the plea deal includes a 20-year prison sentence for Joseph Lawrence, of Murray.  He is scheduled to be sentenced February 6, 2018.

State Police say between 2014-and-2016, Lawrence had numerous sexual encounters with a child under the age of 12.

Investigators say Lawrence was arrested last May after a five-hour standoff with authorities.  He was eventually arrested without incident.