Saturday, November 8, 2008

Child molester gets 165 years to life in prison

A San Pedro man has been sentenced to 165 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting four girls as young as 5 years old.

Silvino Torrez was convicted last month of one count of a forcible lewd act on a child and nine counts of committing lewd acts on a child. He was sentenced Thursday in Long Beach Superior Court

Prosecutor Bob Hight says the 56-year-old Torrez sexually abused four girls ages 5 to 9 over a 10-year period beginning in 1997. The victims were relatives and friends.

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