The mother of a Hispanic minor in Texas who was raped by a relative from the age of 8 to 13 years discovered the pattern of abuse through reflection of a television screen.
Lucio De los Santos-Narváez, 53 years old and originally from Mexico, will spend the rest of his days in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of sexual abuse and indecency with a girl, on January 12 in Lubbock.
This Tuesday, the convict was sentenced to life in prison after only 20 minutes of deliberations by the jury.
The victim’s mother went to the Police, at 2019, after he saw, through the reflection on a TV screen, when De los Santos-Narváez harassed his daughter.
Allegedly, the man was abusing the girl when both They were in the kitchen while other family members were watching television. n in the living room.
The prosecutors in the case argued in court that the victim was about 8 years old when De los Santos-Narváez entered her room for the first time and abused the minor.
The victim confirmed the above in her testimony in court, although in a previous interview with a nurse she said that the first Attacks were reported when he was 10.
After his arrest, the offender admitted the facts in an interview with officers. However, it alleged that the attacks were reported between December 2018 and January 2019.
The man’s defense argued that prosecutors failed to show that at least two incidents of sexual abuse occurred within 30 days of each other, required to prove a pattern.
The immigration authorities are following the case of the Mexican, so that he could face new accusations.