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A McAllen man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after he pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child.
According to a news release, 42-year-old Jose Angel Ruiz Maya entered a guilty plea on Monday in the 370th District Court before presiding state District Judge Noe Gonzalez.
The sexual assault occurred on July 20, 2019. The victim was 16 years old at the time of the assault. Maya was arrested by the McAllen Police Department two days later, on July 22, 2019.
“It takes a collaborative effort to ensure that we protect children from sexual predators,” Hidalgo County District Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez Jr. said in the news release. “I commend Chief Hope Palacios for securing a 40 year sentence and ensuring this predator does not hurt another child again.”
