A welcome sign at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. (Abner Guzman/U.S. Air Force)

A sergeant at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been sentenced to 5½ years in prison for child rape and assault, the Army said Wednesday.

Sgt. Dakota J. Brodsky, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 7th Infantry Division, was convicted of one count of child rape and one count of assault following a five-day trial that ended Friday, said Maj. George Wasickanin, an Army spokesman at Lewis-McChord, which is south of Tacoma, Wash.

Brodsky’s sentence included a demotion to specialist. At the end of his time served, Brodsky will be reduced in rank to private and receive a dishonorable discharge from the Army, Wasickanin said. Lt. Col. Robert E. Murdough was the presiding judge in the trial, which took place at Lewis-McChord.

Wasickanin said privacy rules prohibit base officials from providing Brodsky’s age or his photo.

At the time of Brodsky’s arraignment in December 2023, the soldier was charged with nine counts of child rape, two counts of assault, a count of domestic violence and a count of destroying military property, according to the Army court docket.

Wasickanin said Brodsky pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Each count of child rape carried a possible maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment. The jury consisted of officers and enlisted personnel.

“All charges and specifications other than those of which Sgt. Brodsky was found guilty were dismissed,” Wasickanin said.

He said no further information was available about the case.