Mixed verdict in sex abuse trial

A 60-year-old man convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl faces a maximum of seven years in prison after being convicted in Cayuga County Court Friday of only one of the 24 felony counts against him.

Douglas Clarkson, 60, formerly of Bridgeport, had been charged with 23 counts of first-degree sex abuse, accused of having sexual contact with the girl on a weekly basis from October 2006 to March 2007.

Jurors Friday night convicted Clarkson of second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and two misdemeanors of endangering the welfare of a child.