A Kyle man was sentenced to 47 consecutive years in prison earlier this month after a Hays County jury convicted him of multiple charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Carlos Garcia, 41, was found guilty of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child, three counts of indecency with a child by contact, and two counts of indecency with a child by exposure.
According to a press release from Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau, an investigation began in summer 2015 after two female victims under the age of 14 revealed that Garcia had been exposing himself and propositioning them for sex.
Several months after he was indicted for indecency with a child by exposure, a third victim under the age of 14 came forward and revealed Garcia had inappropriate sexual relations with her multiple times, according to the release.
According to a Hays County arrest affidavit, a detective uncovered details surrounding the third victim, including a forensic interview with the child, who identified ten incidents between 2011 and 2013 when she was ten to 12 years old.
The jury, comprised of eight men and four women who deliberated for four hours last week, sentenced Garcia to 35 years for the aggravated sexual assault of a child charge, 15 years for indecency with a child by conduct and 10 years for the second count of indecency with a child by contact. The jury also sentenced him to 5 years for indecency with a child by exposure and a probationary period of 10 years for the remaining charge of indecency with a child by exposure.
Judge Bill Henry, who presided over the trial, ordered consecutive sentences on three of the counts, which added up to 47 years.
