Judge Julie M. Lynch said she wished she could put him in jail for the rest of his

Gary Sovie (above) was sentenced to 17 years in prison for raping a toddler

An Ohio man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for raping a toddler.

Gary Sovie, 49, confessed to the crime earlier this year after photos of the assault were found in a tote bag he donated to the Salvation Army by an employee at the thrift store.

He took a deal in the case, with the prosecution recommending the sentence in exchange for his guilty plea on counts of rape and pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor.

The Columbus Dispatch reports that Judge Julie M. Lynch said at the sentencing that she wished she could have given Sovie more time behind bars.

'I don't think there should be one day that you get any break,' Judge Lynch told Sovie.

She also called what Sovie did to the young girl 'the bottom of the barrel for a human being.'

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Sovie dropped off a tote bag to the Salvation Army back in May, not realizing that there were 32 photos inside showing the naked girl and the toddler being abused.

An employee for the Salvation Army contacted authorities soon after, and due to pay stubs that were also left in the bay police were able to track down Sovie.

Sovie immediately confessed when confronted with the evidence, and said: 'I'm a very sick person.'

He was advised by his legal team not to speak during his sentencing this week, but when Judge Lynch demanded he sat something the newly convicted sex offender said: 'Sorry.'

Shame: Sovie accepted a deal in the case in exchange for pleading guilty to one count of rape and pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor

Caught: He confessed to the crime after a Salvation Army (store above) employee found 32 photos of the act inside a tote bag Sovie donated to the store

The mother and father of the young girl, who is now a teenager, spoke about their shock and horror when they learned about the assault this past June in an interview with 10 TV.

'I never suspected this. She has no memory. She has no recollection of this incident,' said the victim's mother.

'I was beside myself. This was my child. This was my whole world.'

She later added: 'People are asking all over social media, where was the parent where was the parent?

'Well I am the parent and I can tell you this: in 18 years - no signs, no symptoms, no inkling, no clue…nothing was put out there that made me feel that my child was in danger.'

The young woman's father meanwhile was a bit more blunt, saying: 'I want to kill him.'

In addition to his 17 years behind bars, Sovie will also have to pay a $35,000 fine and register as a sex offender every 90 days after his release.