Omar Torres, a former San Jose city councilmember, received an 18-year prison sentence and must register as a sex offender following his April conviction for sexually abusing a younger relative in the 1990s. Torres pleaded no contest to three felony counts: sodomy, oral copulation, and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under 14, tied to a Nov. 25, 1999 encounter. Court documents state Torres was 18 and the victim 13 then, and the victim reported abuse beginning at age 4. Defense sought a five-year term citing rehabilitation and public service; prosecutors sought 18 years citing limited remorse and long-term victim harm.
SAN JOSE Disgraced former city councilmember Omar Torres was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday after his April conviction for sexually abusing a younger relative in the 1990s, a shocking revelation that surfaced after a separate scandal involving Torres' reputed sexual interest in minors. Former San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres is arraigned on three felony counts of child molestation, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at the Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
In April, Torres pleaded no contest to three felony counts: sodomy, oral copulation, and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14, stemming from a Nov. 25, 1999 encounter with his younger relative. Authorities stated in court documents that Torres was 18 and the victim was 13 at the time of the crime, and the victim told authorities that the abuse started when he was 4 years old, escalating in severity until that 1999 instance after Torres became a legal adult.
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