A Warren County man was sentenced Friday to serve day-for-day 27 years in prison for his conviction on charges he molested a child and enticed a child to meet for sexual purposes.

Glen Westbrook, 56, 3011 Washington St., a former E-911 dispatcher, had been found guilty by a Warren County jury April 6. Jurors returned the guilty verdicts following about two hours of deliberation.

The sentence was handed down in Warren County Circuit Court by Judge M. James Chaney.

Chaney ordered Westbrook to the 27 years, followed by eight years of probation, and a $55,000 fine, said Assistant District Attorney Dewey Arthur, who represented the state in the prosecution.

The sentence must be served day-for-day with no possibility of parole or early release because the conviction is for sex crimes, Arthur said.

Westbrook originally was indicted by a grand jury on the charges in October 2005. He pleaded guilty in January 2006 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Arthur said.

He later filed an appeal, charging that his original indictment was “fatally flawed” because the enticement indictment left out the words “to meet.”

Former Circuit Court Judge Frank Vollor granted the appeal and overturned the conviction in 2009. District Attorney Ricky Smith, who took office in January 2008, did not oppose the ruling but presented the evidence to another grand jury for a new indictment.

“He would have been about halfway through his original sentence if he hadn’t appealed,” Arthur said.

The victim, who was between 14 and 16 when the molestation and enticement occurred, testified, as did family members, police and 911 officials, Smith said.

Westbrook did not testify. He was defended by Olive Branch attorney Linton Kilpatrick.