Pedro Lucas Escalante Morales was sentenced to 37 years in prison for Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of a Victim Under 12, three counts of Lewd or Lascivious Battery, and one count of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation. The prison sentence will be followed by lifetime sex offender probation.
Assistant State Attorney Sarah Woodward, of the Special Victims Unit, prosecuted the case.
The defendant molested the child victim over a span of years in Collier County. The child victim began skipping school which drew the attention of school staff. The child victim then told them about what happened and law enforcement was contacted.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation, leading to the arrest of the defendant.
Samantha Syoen – State Attorney’s Office Communications Director