Rosenberg Child Predator Sentenced To Life In Prison

RICHMOND, TX — A Fort Bend County man who sexually abused his victims for nearly 30 years will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Jose Luis Ponce, 53, was sentenced to 50 years in prison without parole on March 30 for continuous sexual abuse of a child.

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A jury convicted Ponce in February after prosecutors presented evidence that he sexually abused a child younger than 14-years old between 2007 and 2011, and that he sexually abused three other children over a span of 28 years, the Houston Chronicle reported.

After he was convicted in February, Fort Bend County detention officers told prosecutors that Ponce had been found with a shank inside his cell, and was also caught tampering with a razor blade, KTRK reported.

Continuous sexual assault of a young child is a first degree felony that is punishable by 25 to 99 years or life in prison without parole, and a fine up to $10,000.

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