Four men were sentenced to life in prison involving different child sex-related crimes.
The Washoe County District Attorney's Office says the sentences "mark the culmination of a year in which the office secured a total of 37 life sentences against child sexual predators."
The DA's office says Christopher Escobar was sentenced to life in prison, after being convicted of Lewdness with Child Under the Age of 14 Years. Prosecutors say last December, the 10-year-old victim’s grandmother reported to Reno Police that Escobar, who was known to the victim, had touched her inappropriately while she was sleeping. Authorities say both Reno Police and Sparks Police responded, and through their investigation discovered there were two minor children as victims, where each had been touched by Escobar. He will be eligible for parole after 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors say the second man, Andrew Malsack also got life in prison, after being convicted of Sexual Assault Against a Child Under 16 Years. The DA's office says earlier this year, a 13-year-old girl reported to her school counselor that when she lived in Sparks as a child, she was sexually assaulted multiple times by Malsack. During the investigation, officers say they learned that the victim was between 4-5 years old when the assaults occurred. Prosecutors say police also learned that a second victim, a boy, was also victimized when he was 4-5 years old. Malsack will be eligible for parole after 25 years in prison.
The DA's office says Javier Castellanos-Bacilio, who also got life in prison, will be eligible for parole after serving 65 years. He was previously convicted of three counts of Lewdness with a Child and one count of Sexual Assault Against a Child Under 14 Years and was sentenced to 10-life for each lewdness count and 35-life for the sexual assault count, running all sentences consecutively.
Prosecutors say Jaime Oseguera was sentenced to an additional 115 years for sexually abusing three victims, in connection to a second case against him. He had previously been sentenced to 247 years in prison in the first case from 2020. The DA's office says with this second case, Oseguera was convicted of one Count of Sexual Assault on a Child Under 16, nine counts of Lewdness with a Child Under 14, one count of Indecent Exposure, and three counts of Open & Gross Lewdness.
“The fact that our office secured 37 life sentences against child sexual predators in a single year speaks to both the scope of these crimes and our unwavering resolve to confront them,” said District Attorney Chris Hicks. “Protecting children from sexual abuse is among our most solemn responsibilities. We will continue to pursue justice relentlessly and ensure that those who prey on our most vulnerable are removed from our communities.”
(The Washoe County District Attorney's Office contributed to this report.)
