This afternoon, Cristopher Alexis Trinidad Cruz, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison for crimes against a child. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for Lewd or Lascivious Molestation 12 Years of Age or Older but Less than 16 Years of Age and 5 years in prison for Child Abuse.
Those are the maximum sentences for those charges. The sentences are to run consecutive. He must also register as a sex offender.
Assistant State Attorney Michael Curley, of the State Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit, prosecuted the case.
The investigation began in June 2022, when the mother of the victim contacted the Cape Coral Police Department, after learning her child had been sexually abused by the defendant. The investigation led to the identification and arrest of Cruz.
He was convicted following a trial in Lee County, in July 2024.
Samantha Syoen – State Attorney’s Office Communications Director