STAFFORD, Texas - A Stafford man has been sentenced to prison after he was caught sexually abusing his girlfriend's child.
Jose Antonio Argueta-Santos pled guilty to the offenses of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact.
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Argueta-Santos, 32, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the Aggravated Sexual Assault charge, and 20 years for the Indecency with a Child charge, in an agreement with prosecutors.
The prison sentences will be served concurrently.
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According to officials, in June 2020, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home in the Stafford area.
Deputies arrived to learn that Argueta-Santos was caught sexually abusing a nine-year-old child at the home by the victim's mother, who was his girlfriend. Argueta-Santos was immediately arrested.
The child told investigators of more sexual abuse acts by the suspect.
"This case is a mother’s worst nightmare: to witness your child being sexually abused, and worse, by someone you trusted enough to invite into your home," said Lead prosecutor Charann Thompson. "This child is a hero for having the courage to speak out and put an end to their nightmare."
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"I commend the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, Detective Dawn Welch and other deputies who worked on the case, for conducting a thorough investigation that brought a sex offender to justice in Fort Bend County," District Attorney Brian Middleton added.