EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 54-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child during a sleepover.
According to the El Paso District Attorney’s Office, on Friday, Edwin Fernando Perez was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to 10 years in state prison, after he sexually assaulted a 9-year-old during a sleepover at his house some years ago.
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The DA explained that the victim first reported the attack to a school counselor in 2022, but stated that the attack had happened some “several years earlier.”
Following the sentencing, DA James Montoya wrote, “It takes a lot of strength and courage for a child to speak up against an adult, and to have to endure the rigor of a criminal trial, as well. We are grateful to the jury for listening to the testimony, believing the victim, and for holding [Perez] accountable for his actions.”
The DA’s office added that after Perez is released, he will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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