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CEDAR CITY — A 62-year-old Iron County man was sentenced on Tuesday to a minimum of 25 years in prison for sexually molesting a child.
Michael J. Lister had previously pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child, a first degree felony, and was sentenced on Tuesday by 5th District Judge Matthew L. Bell.
Lister will be 87 years old at the time his sentence ends, in June 2048. He could be incarcerated even longer, Bell said, noting, "It is this court's recommendation that you remain in prison without an opportunity for parole. Ultimately, that will be up to the Board of Pardons."
Lister, who has been incarcerated in Iron County Jail since his arrest on April 7, was ordered to be transferred immediately to Utah State Prison.
