A Cape Coral man was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for a 2015 sexual battery.

On November 29, 2017 Chunsi William Vines (DOB: 6-26-88) was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty during a two-day October 2017 trial. Vines was sentenced to life for kidnapping, 30 years for sexual battery using force/violence, and 5 years for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Vines met the victim online and had her meet him at a vacant home in Cape Coral where he committed his crimes. The Cape Coral Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit worked the case and made the arrest, with the State Attorney’s Office (20th Circuit) securing the conviction.