Man Pleads Guilty To Child Rape

SPOKANE - A Spokane man prosecutors say joined another man in raping four young girls has pleaded guilty to one criminal count and could be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.

Tom Evenson, 28, of Spokane pleaded guilty to a single count of first-degree child rape in Spokane County Superior Court on Wednesday.

Prosecutors said Evenson and the father of the girls both had forcible sex with the four in their Spokane home last fall. The girls were ordered one at a time into their parents' bedroom.

Evenson, a friend of the father's, participated at the father's invitation, Deputy Prosecutor Dawn Cortez said. The girls' ages at the time ranged from 3 to 7 years.

The girls' 45-year-old father was convicted last month of four counts of first-degree child rape. He is awaiting sentencing. The girls' mother has been sentenced to four years in jail for failing to report the rapes to authorities.