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WEBVTT JULIE: MORE BREAKING NEWS FROMDOUGLAS COUNTY COURT THISAFTERNOON, A FORMER DAY CAREWORKER HEARS HIS SENTENCE FORMOLESTING TWO-YEAR-OLD GIRLSWHILE HE WAS AT WORK.JUDGE GARY RANDALL SENTENCEDMARK MAYS TO 26 TO 60 YEARS FORSEXUAL ASSAULT AND POSSESSINGCHILD PORN.MAYS, WHO IS 25, WILL BEELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN 16 YEARS.THE JUDGE CALLED MAYS APEDOPHILE AND A PREDATOR.ONE VICTIM'S PARENTS HAVE ADVICEFOR OTHER PARENTS ON HOW TOPROTECT THEIR KIDS.>> I WOULD ONLY HOPE THAT MAYBETHEY WON'T REMEMBER BUT WE DON'TKNOW AND WE WON'T KNOW.>> KNOW EVERY PERSON WHO WORKSAT THE DAYCARE, WE DIDN'T EVENKNOW HE WORKED THERE.ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS, MAKERANDOM VISITS, JUST KNOWEVERYTHING YOU CAN KNOW.JULIE: POLICE LEARNED OF THEMOLESTATIONS WHEN MAYSCO-WORKERS WALKED IN ON HIM

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Latest: A Douglas County district judge sentenced former Omaha child care worker Mark Mays, 25, to 26 to 60 years in prison for sexually assaulting eight children, and for possession of child pornography on Thursday afternoon.Mays was sentenced on four counts, two counts of first-degree sexual assault, which can be between 10 and 20 years each; and two counts of visual depiction of sexual assault, which can be three to 10 years each.“You violated most defenseless in our society. The ones who can’t talk about it and the ones who can’t understand it. I would only hope that maybe they won't remember but we don't know and we won't know," Judge Gary Randall said. "We know people sex assaulted as children are the most broken in our society."Investigators found explicit images of children on Mays phone following his arrest in February, 2016. Five of the images were taken inside Omaha child care centers. Mays worked at Little Hands at Work and Play near 144 and Blondo streets and La Petite Academy near 108th Street and West Maple Road. Mays was fired from Little Hands at Work and Play in January, 2016.All of the victims were either two, or three-years old.In addition to the photos, investigators found childrens' diapers and underwear in desk drawers at May's home. In a court hearing last year, Mays' public defender said his client had an intellectual impairment.Feb. 26 - Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Friday that his office is filing new charges against former daycare employee Mark Mays.He also is charging five additional felony charges of visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct (making child porn).The new sexual assault charge comes with Previous:An Omaha man appeared in court Friday afternoon accused of sexually assaulting a 2-year old at the child care center where he worked, and police say there may be other victims.Mark Mays, 24, is held on $2 million bond. According to the Omaha Police Department, Mays was employed at the Little Hands at Work and Play Daycare, 1714 North 120th Street in Omaha from December, 2015 to January 7, 2016.They say he was also employed at La Petite Academy at 10707 Birch Street in Omaha from May to August of 2015.Mays was booked on two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child and six separate counts of third-degree sexual assault of a child. According to OPD, Mays "was interviewed and made incriminating statements regarding sexual contact with eight female victims ranging in age from 23 to 34 months old."According to prosecutors, on January 12th, other child care workers found Mays with a 2-year old who was naked from the waist down, and straddling Mays."It speaks for itself when you're talking about a 2-year-old, the charge sexual penetration," Kleine said.Prosecutors also said Mays admitted to taking pictures of children.Investigators will not confirm where the alleged assault took place.KETV confirmed that Mays worked at "Little Hands at Work and Play" near 120th and Blondo until January 8th.The director there says he was released from his job. She would not say why, but she says the the child care center is working with police.La Petite Academy says Mays worked for its company for less than three months ending last August.A spokesperson says the company has been notified about Mays' arrest, related to incidents at a different child care provider.La Petite Academy did not disclose the location were Mays worked. A spokesperson issued the following statement:"This person was employed as an assistant teacher with the company for less than three months, ending in August last year. We were made aware that he was arrested as a result of incidents reported at a different childcare provider. We will cooperate with the authorities as needed to assist their investigation. Our focus remains on providing a safe and nurturing learning environment for the children in our care. We take our responsibility as caregivers very seriously." -- Lydia Cisaruk, Director of Communication, La Petite Academy.Kleine said much remains to be investigated."Obviously there's forensic exams that need to take place. You're talking about the difficulty with a child that maybe, really can't even express what's happened to them at this point in time, or doesn't know anything," Kleine said.