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Man sentenced to life in prison for repeat sexual battery, kidnapping

Rodney Maxwell, 40, convicted of kidnapping and sexual battery
A Jacksonville man received a life sentence for a 2009 kidnapping and sexual battery conviction.
Rodney Charles Maxwell, 40, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison, for charges he was found guilty of in June.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —
Maxwell grabbed a woman from behind as she was walking home.  He dragged her to a nearby park, choked her and forced her to have sex.

Maxwell was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a previous armed sexual battery conviction, but only served 19 years.  He committed this crime two months after being released. 
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