{"id":149447,"date":"2026-02-03T19:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/149447\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:26:21","slug":"lubbock-man-sentenced-for-child-indecency-by-sexual-contact-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/149447\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Man Sentenced For Child Indecency by Sexual Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"

31-year-old Joshua Lee Sanchez<\/a> has finally received his sentence after pleading guilty to inappropriately touching a child under the age of 12 while she was sleeping, among other charges.<\/p>\n

How It All Began<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Everything Lubbock<\/a>, officers visited a home on March 7, 2025, where sexual abuse may have occurred. This was after a little girl under the age of 12 made an outcry claiming that Sanchez had been touching her inappropriately in her sleep.<\/p>\n

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At this time, Sanchez was in a relationship with another member of the household.<\/p>\n

Witness accounts<\/a> report that Sanchez then attempted to flee the scene but was stopped due to his vehicle requiring a breathalyzer to start<\/a>, and he was visibly intoxicated at the time.<\/p>\n

After police detained Sanchez, he also allegedly gave a fake birthday when asked.<\/p>\n

Sanchez’s Charges and Guilty Plea<\/p>\n

Sanchez was then sent to the Lubbock County Detention Center on two charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact<\/a>. He also had a conviction of his second DUI charge\u00a0around the same time.<\/p>\n

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Joshua Lee Sanchez pleaded guilty on Monday<\/a> for the two child indecency charges and was sentenced to six years in state prison with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice<\/a>. He will receive 333 days of jail credit for his time spent at the Lubbock County Detention Center.<\/p>\n

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