It took 10 words for a 10-year-old girl to express her feelings toward the man that sexually abused her last summer.

“I want Dave to go to prison for 49 years.”

A family friend of the victim read the 10-word letter in court as David Adcock, 45, of Cortez, appeared for sentencing on March 19. Charged with two felony counts of child sexual assault, Adcock was sentenced in a plea deal to 4 years at the Mesa County Criminal Justice Services Department. He was credited with 233 days served.

District Court Judge Todd Plewe said Adcock’s version of events on the night in question were not believeable and he admonished Adcock for manipulating the victim, her family, a psychologist and probation officials.

“It’s not normal for a 10-year-old girl to sleep in your bed,” Plewe told Adcock. “It’s disturbing, and it’s my job as a judge to stop this.”

Reading from a multiple-page written statement, the mother of the victim explained that Adcock was a close family friend, and it was routine for her daughter to spend the night at Adcock’s N. Washington Street home.

“I was chilled to the bone,” the mother said upon learning of the molestation.

She added that the plea deal made her “very angry,” and that

Fearing that Adcock wouldn’t suffer as much as her daughter had.

“(Victim) will live her life in prison, because of what David has done to her,” she said crying.

Assistant District Attorney Sean Murray argued that Adcock wouldn’t have received proper rehabilitative treatment if sent to prison. He also said the decision was based on the community’s long-term safety.