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Convicted of Sexual Assault, Man Tells The Court He Was Drunk
posted (December 24, 2014)

41 year-old Honduran Carlos Perez Sanchez is spending the first night of a 3 year sentence because touched a mother and daughter inappropriately.

The incident happened on Monday, and according to a 39 year-old Mother, she and her 11 year-old daughter were walking on Cemetery Road. They were heading toward Albert Street, when they encountered Sanchez. The mother told police that Sanchez came up close and slapped them both on the buttocks.

Sanchez was immediately picked up and charged with two counts of sexual assault. He was arraigned today before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer, and he pleaded guilty to both charges. He explained that he was just released from police custody and that he was drunk.

He said that he couldn't remember anything, but his guilty plea earned him 2 consecutive sentences of 18 months. That means he will serve 3 years in prison.

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