12-Year Sentence For Sex With 12-Year-Old

SPRING VALLEY, NY — A Spring Valley man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for having sex with a child starting when the victim under 13. He had pleaded guilty in May to one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, a class “B” felony.

He was also sentenced to 20 years post-release supervision. Upon his release, Lopez Ruiz must register as a sex offender under the provisions of Megan’s Law.

Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece said, “This sentence imposed is more than deserved considering the frightening ordeal of sexual violence that went on for years. The defendant is a dangerous predator who destroyed a child’s innocence."

Between October 2014 and December 2018, Lopez-Ruiz had sexual relations with a child starting when the victim was less than 13. The repeated abuse, which took place in the Town of Ramapo, continued until the victim was 15.

The case was investigated by the Town of Ramapo Police Department with the assistance of the Special Victims Unit of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Stefanie A. Schera.