Ecuadorian National In CT Sentenced To Prison For Abusing Child, 9; Faces Deportation: DOJ

Testimony Seals Omar Torres’ Fate

Tearful testimony from the victim of convicted child sex abuser Omar Torres moved Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Sevely to hand the former downtown San Jose council member an 18-year prison sentence on Aug. 29. The cousin of 43-year-old Torres, identified only as John Doe, said he was far from the only victim of his cousin’s reign of terror, as revelations of the disgraced councilmember’s crimes divided the family. One side beli…

Ecuadorian National In CT Sentenced To Prison For Abusing Child, 9; Faces Deportation: DOJ

A 34-year-old Ecuadorian national will spend the next 25 years in prison for abusing a child and creating child sexual abuse material, federal authorities said. Enrique Paulo Pucha-Jimenez, who last lived in Danbury, had pleaded guilty to producing child pornography last year, the US Attorney for Connecticut announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Federal prosecutors said that between November 2020 and August 2023, Pucha-Jimenez sexually abused a girl wh…