GILLETTE (WNE) — A Campbell County man charged with 26 counts related to allegedly sexually assaulting multiple young women and giving them marijuana and alcohol has reached a plea deal that if followed, would put him in prison for up to 35 years.

In a plea agreement filed Nov. 22, Jack Joseph Shelp, 51, agreed to plead guilty to second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, third-degree sexual abuse of a minor and three counts of sexual battery.

In the deal, prosecutors recommend 18 to 20 years in prison for second-degree sexual abuse of a minor to run consecutive to a 13- to 15-year sentence for third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Credit for jail time already served is recommended for the three sexual battery counts.

In exchange, the other 21 counts he was charged with would be dismissed.

Shelp pleaded not guilty Aug. 1 to the 26 charges, which included two counts of first-degree sexual assault, four counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and third-degree sexual assault. Nine of the charges were for third-degree sexual abuse of a minor for allegedly abusing one girl who was under 18 at the time, according to court documents.

The five girls allegedly involved were between 15 and 18 years old at the times of the incidents.

He also was charged with three counts of delivery of marijuana, all felonies, and five misdemeanor counts of giving alcohol to minors, one for each alleged victim.