Anthony FordA 46-year-old registered sex offender was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for attempting to abduct a girl on her way to school.
Anthony Ford, of Bedford Heights, had been watching the 16-year-old girl for over two months before the incident, according to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason's office. On Oct. 22, he grabbed her from behind, told her he wanted to show her something and dragged her behind a vacant building.
He covered her mouth to muffle her screams, but she managed to kick Ford in the stomach. A woman driving by noticed the incident and helped the victim to safety.
Ford is a registered sex offender in Wayne County, Mich., according to Mason. He was released from a Michigan prison in December of 2006 after serving 14 years for a sexual battery conviction
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