Iron Range man sentenced to 24 years for child sex abuse

Iron Range man sentenced to 24 years for child sex abuse

VIRGINIA — An Iron Range man was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison for sexually abusing a young child. Matthew Steven Tourigny, 39, of Britt, received double the guideline sentence for first-degree criminal sexual conduct after admitting to aggravating factors that made the crime more serious than the typical offense of its type. The victim, according to court documents, told authorities he was routinely abused by the defendant and other p…