An Air Force non-commissioned officer was convicted March 18 of kidnapping four children and committing sex-related crimes upon them. Tech Sgt. Michael L. Merritt was sentenced to 50 years in prison by a military judge at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Stars and Stripes reported March 20. Under a plea-bargain agreement, Merritt will serve no longer than 25 years behind bars. According to court records, Merritt committed the crimes between 2003 and 2013 at Kaiserslauten Military Community while stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He was apprehended after a child came forward with a complaint about a man in uniform forced her into his car and molested her.