Gwinnett Man Guilty on Child Molestation Charges

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -- A Gwinnett County man has been convicted of molesting three children off and on over the course of six years.

Anastacio Palacios Flores was found guilty in a bench trial by Superior Court Judge Ronnie K. Batchelor on Wednesday, the Gwinnett County District Attorney's office announced.

Flores had waived his right to a jury trial.

According to evidence in the case, Flores knew the three victims because he was their grandmother's boyfriend. He would see them several times a month when he would visit their home with their grandmother.

He began molesting the children when they were around the ages of 4, 6 and 7, the DA's office said.

On March 24, 2015, the middle child observed the defendant molest the youngest child. All three children talked that day and realized they had all been touched by Flores, so they decided to tell their mother, the office said in a news release.

At that time, the oldest child was 12, the middle child was 11 and the youngest was 6. The molestation had been happening for about six years at that time, the DA's office said.

During his trial, Flores denied all the charges.

Batchelor sentenced him to 25 years in prison, followed by life on probation.

"At sentencing, he continued to deny the charges and showed no remorse," the DA's news release said.