Former cop gets 3 life sentences for sexually abusing stepdaughter
LAMESA — Antonio De La Cruz will likely spend the rest of his days behind bars for sexually abusing his stepdaughter multiple times.
District Judge Carter Schildknecht sentenced the 48-year-old former South Plains narcotics officer to life sentences for each of his three convictions — continuous sexual abuse of a child and two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
A Dawson County jury of seven men and five women deliberated about 30 minutes Wednesday before returning guilty verdicts on each of those charges.
The sentences will run consecutively, meaning if he completes one he’ll still have two more to face before he can be released.
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