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50 year sentence for sexual assault of child
A 23-year-old Brownsville man recently arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl has been sentenced to 50 years in prison in a different case of sexual assault.
Rolando Saucedo appeared this morning before 138th state District Judge Arturo C. Nelson, who revoked Saucedo’s probation on a 2005 sexual assault case and handed down the 50-year sentence.
"I’m going to revoke his probation and sentence him to 50 years, more for the safety of the community," Nelson said.
In April 2005, Saucedo was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child involving a 13-year-old girl, said Chief First Assistant District Attorney Charles Mattingly with the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office.
Saucedo pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication. He also was required to register as a sex offender and attend sexual offender classes, Mattingly said.
In September 2007, Saucedo absconded to Arkansas, missing appointments with probation officers and other terms of his supervised release, he said. Saucedo returned to Brownsville in March last year, he added.
Last week, Saucedo was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child and burglary with intent to commit sexual assault, police said..
On Aug. 12, Saucedo went before Municipal Judge Ben Neece, who set his bond at $500,000 per count for a total of $1 million.
Saucedo remained incarcerated at the Carrizalez Rucker Detention Center in Olmito.
His arrest took place at about 7 a.m, Aug. 12, when the victim’s 16-year-old brother and 28-year-old sister restrained Saucedo after finding him inside the girl’s room, said Brownsville police Sgt. Jimmy Manrrique. The victim’s brother was checking on his sister after their parents had gone to work.
"He saw his sister reading to someone and when he took a closer look, he saw Rolando hiding under the covers," the spokesman said.
During their investigation, police learned that Saucedo befriended the victim about two months ago at Sunrise Mall and had been speaking to her via cell phone, Manrrique said.
Investigators took the victim to Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville, where members of the Child Through Adult Abuse Response Team confirmed the girl had been violated repeatedly, police said.
