LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A 51-year-old New York man, who is the first to be charged in the ongoing Boy Scouts of America (BSA) investigation, pled guilty to criminal sexual conduct charges in Michigan.

Mark Chapman pled guilty to a variety of criminal sexual conduct charges more than twenty years after the first incidents of abuse occurred, according to a press release from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.

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“Securing justice for the survivors of abuse is one of my top priorities. Regardless how much time has passed, or how difficult the circumstances of a case may be, I am committed to seeing abusers held accountable for their crimes,” Nessel said in a press release. “Allegations made against adults in the Boy Scouts of America are wide-ranging and my department continues to review information and evidence to pursue charges against those who used their positions of authority to harm children.”

Chapman’s guilty plea on the first charge came with a sentence agreement of 12 to 20 years in prison, while the second charge carried a sentence agreement of 10 to 15 years, according to the news release. Chapman has also agreed to lifetime sex offender registration.

The BSA investigation is ongoing as 5,000 claims are under national review.