A Tennessee man was handed down a record-breaking sentence of 438 years for raping and molesting children.

Sumner County District Attorney Thomas Dean announced April 13 that Matthew Cody Ball, 36, was given the lengthy sentence after he was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child, 9 counts of rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery, rape and statutory rape by an authority figure.

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The investigation began in 2024 after the Hendersonville Police Department became aware of a report that Ball had been touching a 10-year-old girl inappropriately.

Dean said the victim was able to provide “a graphic disclosure of sexual abuse” over a six-year period, beginning when she was just 4 years old.

After Ball was arrested, other children in Oklahoma and Texas began to come forward with similar allegations of abuse, spanning a 13-year period.

Although, Ball’s conviction was tied to “raping and molesting four children,” Dean said prosecutors presented evidence related to two additional victims who were unable to participate in the original trial at his sentencing hearing, presided over by Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Nichols.

“In imposing Ball's 438-year sentence,” Dean said, “Judge Nichols cited his extensive criminal history, the nature and scope of the acts of sexual abuse perpetrated on the victims, the lasting damage his conduct caused to the victims, and the position of trust he occupied in their lives.”

Its unclear what relationship Dean had to the children. Oxygen.com reached out to Dean for additional comment, but did not receive an immediate response.

The 438 year sentence is the longest sentence—outside of a life sentence—to ever be handed down in the county for child sexual abuse, Dean said. He added that Ball was ineligible for a life sentence because of the time frame when he committed the offenses.

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According to state law, he will be required to serve out the sentence without the possibility of parole.

“Matthew Cody Ball’s conduct in this case was disgusting and outrageous,” Dean said in a statement to WSMV after he was found guilty of the charges against him in March. “He caused immeasurable damage to these victims and the effects of his actions will continue to reverberate through their lives for years to come.”

It took the jury just 20 minutes of deliberation to convict him, according to the news outlet.

Dean said the county plans to “continue aggressively prosecuting” child sexual abuse cases and will seek “substantial punishments” for those who harm children.