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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Whitehaven man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison without parole for sex crimes against a child.

Dewayne Anthony Jones, 35, was convicted of child rape, incest, and aggravated sexual battery.

Jones was convicted of sexually abusing an 11-year-old.

The girl’s mother found her diary in which she wrote about the abuse.

Jones is already serving a five-year sentence for aggravated assault stemming from a fight with a police officer.