A Bowling Green man who admitted to multiple sex offenses against children was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison.

The sentence was imposed in Warren Circuit Court on Kevin Dale Chapman, 66, who pleaded guilty in October to one count each of first-degree rape (victim younger than 12) and first-degree sodomy (victim younger than 12) and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse (victim younger than 12).

The rape and sodomy counts, and one of the sexual abuse counts were charged based on allegations of illegal sexual contact with a juvenile in a continuing course of conduct between January 2019 and November 2021, while the other sexual abuse count for which Chapman was sentenced stemmed from allegations involving another child at some point between January 2007 and December 2008, when the child was 7 and then 8 years of age.

Chapman reached a plea agreement that led to the dismissal of three additional counts of first-degree sexual abuse alleged to have been committed against three other children, along with four counts of first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor.

Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney Kori Beck Bumgarner read a statement at the sentencing hearing from one of the victims, who described Chapman’s crimes as a betrayal of trust from someone who they considered a “father figure.”

Chapman, standing with his court-appointed lawyer, Alyson McDavitt of the Department of Public Advocacy, briefly addressed the court, saying he was sorry for his actions.

“I wish I had gotten the help I needed earlier,” Chapman said.

The Bowling Green Police Department arrested Chapman in 2022, after a parent of four juvenile children and a foster child had been made aware that the children had potentially been subjected to sexual contact by Chapman at various times over the previous eight years.

Chapman was identified in a BGPD incident report as the godfather of the person who made the police complaint.

The complainant said that one of the children disclosed improper sexual contact from Chapman, and when he approached two of his other children to question them about being subject to similar contact, they “both looked at each other and appeared to be scared,” a police report said.

Forensic interviews by authorities resulted in multiple children disclosing incidents of sexual abuse, and Chapman was interviewed by city police.

“During the course of his interview, Chapman made admissions which corroborated details in the case,” the arrest citation said.