(KAIR)--A Leavenworth County jury on Wednesday returned a verdict of guilty against a man facing sexual assault charges.

According to a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, Bobby Joe Brown, a 62-year-old Kansas City, Kansas man, was charged with aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Charges were filed August 17, 2022.

The jury, the release notes, was hung on the charge of aggravated criminal sodomy, but convicted Brown on aggravated indecent liberties with a child. A hung jury means the jury could not reach a unanimous decision on whether the accused was guilty or not guilty to the point that no amount of time could resolve the matter.

Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, in the release, said there is much to consider “when receiving a hung jury,” saying his office must now re-evaluate the case and consult with the victim and the family. A conviction for aggravated indecent liberties with a child is a life sentence with the first opportunity for parole being in 25 years.

According to court documents cited in the release, the crime happened between December 2018 and November 2021, when the victim was less than the age of 14.

Investigators first learned of the crime in November of 2021 when the parents of the victim reported to police that their child disclosed to them that she had been sexually abused by Brown, who is identified as a friend of the family.

Brown is scheduled for sentencing in Leavenworth County District Court on June 28.