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TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (WTVR) — A former pastor of a Richmond mega church was indicted for sex crimes against a child by a Texas grand jury Friday.
Officials with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office told CBS 6 News that Geronimo Aguilar was indicted on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14. The first-degree felony carries a maximum punishment of life in prison.
“These are really serious charges. This is a first-degree felony in Texas, which is the same as a first-degree murder in Virgina,” said CBS 6 Legal Analyst Todd Stone.
He was also indicted on two counts of indecency with a child, which is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The indictment obtained by CBS 6 alleges that in December of 1995 in Tarrant County, Aguilar intentionally or knowingly caused the penetration of the sexual organ of a child younger than 14. It goes on to say Aguilar inserted his finger into her sexual organ. [RELATED: Click here to read the complete indictment]
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