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Mission man sentenced to 20 years for aggravated assault of child

MISSION — A Mission man plead guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division for aggravated sexual assault of a child.A jury was selected and seated on May 27. On May 31, Julio Caesar Pena, 54, entered a plea of guilty in the 464th District Court before the Honorable Judge Joe R. Ramirez.The case was prosecuted by Special Crimes Division Chief Hope Palacios; with assistance by the Mission Police Department; Children’s Advocacy Center of Hidalgo and Starr Counties; and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.“It is up to all of us ...

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