DALLAS (OR) - Dale Lynn Sherman, 48, has been sentenced to serve over 14 years in prison by Polk County Circuit Judge Norm Hill after being convicted of 29 counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree. Sherman, of Dallas, was convicted at a trial held June 20, presided over by Judge Hill and prosecuted by the Polk County District Attorney’s Office. The case was investigated by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.