70-Year-Old Homeless Man Accused of Minor's Rape in Tent Near Palm Harbor Circle K Will Serve 6 Years in Prison

70-Year-Old Homeless Man Accused of Minor's Rape in Tent Near Palm Harbor Circle K Will Serve 6 Years in Prison

Jose Valerio-Rodriguez, 70, was sentenced to six years in prison followed by nine years of probation after pleading no contest to sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his tent behind the Circle K on Palm Harbor Parkway. By accepting a plea deal, Valerio-Rodriguez avoided a potential life sentence and a trial scheduled for next week. Upon completing his five remaining years of incarceration, the undocumented migrant faces likely deportation. Th…