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For: Real America News Updated 17 Jan 2022, 13: 21 pm EST
A man of Mexican origin was sentenced in Texas to life in prison without the possibility of parole, accused of sexually abusing of a relative of 17 years old since I had at least years.
Lucio De los Santos-Narvaez, from 21 years, was convicted in Lubbock County on 12 last January for continuous sexual abuse of a child and indecency with a child. The jury only took 20 minutes to deliberate.
When he was arrested, De los Santos-Narvaez admitted to the police that he had sexually abused his family member in December 2018 and January 2019, which has led prosecutors to conclude that the assaults could have started when the minor was 8 years old.
On one of the occasions, the minor was in the kitchen, while her family was watching television, so the man groped her, but one of the most disturbing events occurred when De los Santos-Narvaez entered the girl’s room, where he abused her , published the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
The victim’s mother was the first to notice , in 2019, when she saw the reflection of the television and the subject touching her daughter. The relationship of the accused with the minor is not clear.
The victim, who has 13 years now, took the stand last week during the four-day trial and recounted how the events occurred.
The minor even mentioned that the first assault would have occurred when she was eight years old, although she had problems giving the specific dates .
A nurse was also called as a witness, who had examined the minor and said that when she had 04 years the first abuse would have been recorded.
The defense attorney, Jesse Mendez, admitted that his client was guilty of indecency with a child, but criticized the testimony of the minor p or the inaccuracy of the dates.
The jury followed the request of the prosecutors, who requested life imprisonment without the right to parole.
In addition, of the Santos-Narvaez also has a report before the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office.