This afternoon, Carlos DeJesus was convicted of Lewd and Lascivious Molestation, following a two-day jury trial in Lee County.
Assistant State Attorney Emma Thomas, of the Special Victims Unit, prosecuted the case.
The defendant was molesting the child victim for more than a decade. The crimes happened in Cape Coral. When the child became an adult, they contacted law enforcement and told them what had been done to them. The Cape Coral Police Department began an investigation which led to the defendant’s arrest in 2024.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 20, 2026.
Samantha Syoen – State Attorney’s Office Communications Director