AUSTIN, June 11 -- The Texas Attorney General issued the following press release:
Attorney General Paxton's office secured a life sentence against a child predator who was found guilty of abusing children in Bexar County. A jury found Joe Suarez Jr., 71, guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child and Indecency with a Child after listening to four days of testimony and deliberating for four hours. Following a sentencing hearing, the court ordered a sentence of life without parole and two consecutive 20-year sentences, the maximum punishment allowed by law.
"My office worked tirelessly to put this child predator behind bars for life and secure justice for the victims of these heinous crimes," said Attorney General Paxton. "We are committe...