A Gwinnett County man has pleaded guilty to abusing a young girl starting at age 11 after bringing her and her family to the U.S. from El Salvador, the district attorney’s office said.
Victor Calderon-Rivera, 40, of Norcross, pleaded guilty to three counts of child molestation on March 16. After a trial, a jury deliberated for several hours but was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Calderon-Rivera entered his plea after the jury announced it could not come to a decision.
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Calderon-Rivera brought the victim, her younger sister and her mother to the U.S. in 2010, the DA’s office said. He watched the children while their mother worked. While the older sister was in bed, Calderon-Rivera got into her bed and sexually assaulted her, according to the Gwinnett DA’s office.
These assaults repeated for multiple days, the DA’s office said. When the victim was 17, she told a family member, a friend and a school counselor about the abuse. The school counselor reported the abuse to police, and Calderon-Rivera was arrested.
Calderon-Rivera was sentenced to 20 years, with eight to serve in prison and the remainder to serve on probation. He must register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
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