A Sheldon man has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term for having sex with a 13-year-old. The incident happened over a year ago near Sutherland.
The case arose when then 19-year-old Jose Alfredo Jimenez of Sheldon was charged with Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree – a class B felony.
The O’Brien County deputy who filed the complaint alleges that Jimenez knowingly had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old victim on a public roadway in O’Brien County.
Jimenez originally faced a charge of second-degree sexual abuse, which is a class B felony. If he had been convicted of that charge, he could have faced 25 years in prison. But Jimenez agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge. The charge was amended to third-degree sexual abuse, which is a class C felony, and therefore only carries a penalty of a 10-year prison sentence. He also needs to pay a $1370 fine, comply with sex offender registry requirements, and serve a lifetime special sentence as if on parole after being released from prison. If he were to violate the terms of the sentence, he could be sent back to prison.
Courtesy of Community First Media Partner KIWA
