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A former doctor from Tulsa was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for raping a then-12-year-old girl in 2014.

Jurors on Nov. 3 convicted 73-year-old Gerald Albert Snider of one count of first-degree rape against a victim younger than 14 after hearing 14 witnesses, including the girl, testify.

Snider was accused of raping the girl on Aug. 3, 2014, at a north Tulsa home while he was baby-sitting her and a boy. A witness reported seeing Snider sexually assault the girl before he locked the boy in a bedroom.

District Judge William Musseman upheld the jury’s 14-year sentence recommendation, telling Snider, “You were a respected member of the community, which makes this crime even more aggravating.”

The girl’s mother read a victim impact statement to the court that detailed the trauma she said was caused by Snider’s actions.