LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 21-year-old Lincoln man has been given eight to 12 years in prison on allegations that he’d abused his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son.

Local media says Kenvon Erving had pleaded no contest to attempted child abuse causing serious injury. He was sentenced on Tuesday.

Erving had told police the boy fell off a couch while he was watching him June 4 last year. The boy was diagnosed with four broken ribs and a tear to his small intestine.

Erving already is serving prison time for theft and burglary.