Conviction, prison sentences in child sexual assault case
On Jan. 25, a Rockwall County jury returned a verdict of guilty against former Rockwall resident Martin Alfredo Escobar-Rivera, 31, on charges of a...
On Jan. 25, a Rockwall County jury returned a verdict of guilty against former Rockwall resident Martin Alfredo Escobar-Rivera, 31, on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child – sexual contact.The same jury assessed Escobar-Rivera's punishment at 60 years and 10 years confinement, respectively, in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The sentences will run concurrently.Judge David Rakow presided over the three-day jury trial in the 439th District Court in which jurors heard testimony that Escobar-Rivera sexually abused his girlfriend's daughter multiple times when she was 11 to 12 years old.