HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 49-year-old man convicted of sex crimes in 2007 was resentenced Wednesday by District Judge Tim Chambers. 

According to District Attorney Keith Schroeder, Robert Dwerlkotte will be released from prison soon after getting half of what the sentence originally handed down.

Judge Chambers gave him roughly 8 1/2 years, but he’s already served over 11 years in prison. That means Dwerlkotte could be released in the very near future. This comes after the Kansas Court of Appeals ordered he be resentenced because his criminal history score was improper even though the state had put in the complaint that the burglary involved a dwelling.

Dwerlkotte was originally sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison by Judge Chambers, who at the time, called him a persistent sex offender.

He was convicted of aggravated sexual battery and aggravated burglary.

He was convicted of breaking into his ex-wife’s home. He laid down on the floor beside her bed while she slept. He then jumped on top of her when she woke up, held her down and tried to convince her to have sex.

Dwerlkotte previously served time in prison for the burglary and a conviction for sexual exploitation of a child.