(KAIR)--A Kansas City man, accused of child rape in Leavenworth, is going to prison.

Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson credits Kansas City's Children's Mercy Hospital staff with reporting the abuse to Leavenworth Police, which led to the arrest of 43-year-old Christopher Jason Ellis.

Ellis on Monday was sentenced to nearly 26-years in prison.

In May, he plead to three counts of rape in Leavenworth County District Court.

In October of last year, Thompson, in a news release, says a 3-year-old child disclosed to Children's Mercy staff details about sexual abuse as the child was undergoing a medical examination.

The resulting investigation led to the discovery of a second little girl, with the 6-year-old also raped by Ellis.

Charges were filed, and Ellis was taken into custody, admitting to investigators that he had sexual contact with both victims, including multiple times with one of the girls, over the course of a two-year period.

Ellis will be subject to lifetime registration and post-release supervision after his prison sentence is served.