Conviction, sentences in child sexual assault case

Feb. 3—On Jan. 25, a Rockwall County jury returned a guilty verdict against former Rockwall resident Martin Alfredo Escobar-Rivera, 31, on charges ...

February 4, 2023
12:12 AM

Feb. 3—On Jan. 25, a Rockwall County jury returned a guilty verdict 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.

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