A Sault Ste. Marie man will serve four years in a federal penitentiary for sex offences involving a girl.

Julian Beaudoin, 49, was convicted of sexual interference (touching a person under the age of 16 for a sexual purpose.)

He pleaded guilty to the offence in February.

Superior Court Justice Gregory Ellies imposed the prison term on Oct. 10.

The offence occurred over a period of time, ending in 2010, when the girl was between the age of eight and 14.