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28-Year-Old Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Abuse of 10-Year-Old

Jose Gustavo Garcia Rodriguez. | Image by Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery
Jose Gustavo Garcia Rodriguez. | Image by Ellis County and District Attorney Ann Montgomery

A 28-year-old man from Ennis was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child on March 4.

Court records state that Jose Gustavo Garcia-Rodriguez sexually abused a 10-year-old girl multiple times during 2016 and 2017. Authorities say that the abuse, which happened during a period longer than thirty days, was carried out both in his home and in his car.

The child reported the abuse to teachers and a counselor at the school then reported the allegations to Texas Child Protective Services and the police.

The Ennis Police Department conducted an investigation and arrested Garcia-Rodriguez.

The man admitted to touching the child sexually on one occasion, according to CBS 11.

Jose Gustavo Garcia-Rodriguez was charged with and convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and received a sentence of twenty-five years to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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1 Comment

  1. Marilyn

    He’ll be out in five for good behavior because he won’t have molested anyone for five years!

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