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COLFAX — In Whitman County Superior Court Friday, Oct. 28 Douglas Martin, 61, of Pullman was sentenced to life by Superior Court Judge Gary Libey for raping a girl for 10 years.

Reports say Pullman police officer Heidi Lambley arrested Martin on May 7, 2022 after hearing the victim recount her story describing years of sexual abuse since the age of five. Martin would make the victim watch pornography, and photograph the sexual assaults.

According to the Superior court warrant of commitment Martin has been convicted of the crimes rape of a child in the first degree, dealing in depictions o...