POCATELLO — A former Pocatello man convicted of molesting two children between 2009 and 2015 was sentenced to serve at least the next 25 years in prison following a Wednesday hearing at the Bannock County Courthouse.
Former Pocatello man Todd Marshall Frandsen, 54, most recently of San Diego, was convicted of two counts of lewd conduct with a child following a four-day jury trial in Bannock County in March.
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