The Office of the State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit announced that a Plant City man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was convicted of committing sex acts against a minor and tampering with a witness in an attempt to prevent them from testifying in court.

According to a news release, 43-year-old Rudolfo Palermo committed heinous crimes months after being released from Florida State Prison where he was serving time for separate sex charges.

Palermo was found guilty of two counts of sexual battery, two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation, one count of lewd or lascivious battery, and two counts of tampering with a witness. He was sentenced to four life sentences followed by 45 years for violating the conditions of his probation.