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Philadelphia Man Gets Life Sentence for Murder of 2-Year-Old Reading Boy

Summary by The Delaware County Daily Times
A 24-year-old Philadelphia man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the 2023 murder of a 2-year-old Reading boy. Charles Acosta was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in May following a three-day trial. He was found guilty of causing the death of Emiliano Velazquez, who suffered multiple serious injuries while Acosta was babysitting him. Acosta was sentenced on Sept. 19th by Berks County Judge Eleni Geishauser to life in priso…

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Philadelphia man gets life sentence for murder of 2-year-old Reading boy

The boy suffered multiple serious injuries while Charles Acosta was babysitting him.

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Man Receives Sentence for Death of Minor

READING, Pa. – A man convicted in the death of a 2-year-old boy in Reading has received his sentence.

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Man sentenced in death of 2-year-old Reading boy

Charles Acosta was sentenced on Sept. 19 to life without parole.

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The Indiana Gazette Online broke the news in Indiana, United States on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
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