EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – An El Paso man is facing 170 years in prison for sexual abuse of a child that happened in 2015.
Edward Alvarado was found guilty on Friday, Sept. 6 of three counts of sexual abuse of a child continuous with a victim under 15 years of age.
Alvarado is facing 50 years for the first count, 75 years for the second count and 45 years for the third count. These are consecutive sentences, which means they’re served one after the other.
Alvarado was acquitted of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
According to a news release we reported on in 2018, Alvarado was arrested in June 2016 for sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl on multiple occasions from June 1, 2015, through the end of July 2015.
Alvarado posted a $200,000 bond and was released from custody at the time.
In October 2017, authorities discovered that Alvarado had fled the country and was in Mexico.
Alvarado was located in Jimenez, Chihuahua, and was arrested by officers with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility under a $300,000 bond before his trial.
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