EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A 54-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child during a sleepover. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
RECOMMENDED: El Paso man sentenced to 5 years probation after killing cat, eating its internal organs<\/a><\/p>\n 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.”<\/p>\n 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.”<\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n