A sentencing date of December 18, 2023, has been set for David Antonio Alvarenga Rodriguez, after being convicted of crimes against a child.
He was found guilty as charged on all counts and all special findings, following a three-day trial in Lee County. He will be sentenced for two counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation and four counts of Engaging in an Act Which Constitutes Sexual Battery with a Child 12 Years of Age or Older but Younger than 16 Years of Age by a Person in a Familial or Custodial Authority.
Assistant State Attorney Michael Curley, of the State Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit, prosecuted the case.
The crime was reported to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in May 2020 after the victim told an adult about past occurred sexual abuse by the defendant, that happened at a residence in Fort Myers. Their investigation led to the arrest of Rodriguez.
Samantha Syoen – Communications Director, State Attorney’s Office