A 41-year-old Niles man will spend the next five years behind bars after pleading guilty to a rape charge involving a 5-year-old girl.
William Murphy entered the plea Wednesday morning in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.
Prosecutors said Murphy had sexual contact with the child at his Niles home in the fall of 2008. When Murphy is released from prison he will be required to register with the sheriff's department every 90 days.
