CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake man is facing mandatory life sentences after he was found guilty of eight felony counts of child sexual abuse, the Chesapeake Commonwealth's Attorney announced Wednesday.
A jury convicted 50-year-old Jose Alvarado Galdamez Escobar of two counts of sodomy of a child under the age of 13, three counts of aggravated sexual battery, and three counts of indecent liberties by a custodian.
Prosecutors said the crimes happened between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2014, in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake.
The victim was a child of his former girlfriend and the abuse took place multiple times before the victim was 13 years old.
Escobar is scheduled to be sentenced on September 9, 2024. The convictions carry two mandatory life sentences in prison.
