31-year-old New York man Jeffry
Rosales, has admitted he had sex with an 11-year-old girl and got her pregnant
and pleaded guilty to first-degree rape Wednesday as part of a plea deal.
A judge sentenced Rosales to 17
years in prison as part of a plea agreement.
One Tuesday Rosales faced up to
two life sentences. He was charged with predatory sexual assault, which carries
a maximum weight of 25 years to life in prison and also faced another 25-to-life
sentence for second-degree murder in the June 2013 fatal shooting of Keenan
Russell.
However, prosecutors dropped the
murder charge against Rosales on Tuesday after authorities arrested someone
else who took responsibility for the crime.
Defense attorney Robert
Macedonio says his client is satisfied with the plea in the rape case.
Rosales, who also faces a
four-year sentence for a robbery charge, initially refused the plea deal on
Tuesday but later changed his mind as the evidence against him was overwhelming
and included DNA hence pleaded guilty just hours after jury selection began.
Authorities say he acknowledged
fathering the child in several recorded jail phone calls between him and his
family members and even the girl
The relationship between him
and the 11 year old was not immediately known and her information has been kept
from the public due to being a minor
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