Staunton man gets 18 years for molesting girl
By Brad Zinn;
STAUNTON – Ignacio F. Galicia-Osorio told authorities he doesn't know why he repeatedly molested a 9-year-old girl, usually while she slept.
On Tuesday, he was given 18 years to figure out his motives after being sentenced to 50 years in prison with 32 years suspended.
In a plea agreement with the Staunton Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, Galicia-Osorio pleaded guilty to two charges of forcible sodomy and two charges of taking indecent liberties with a minor in exchange for the 18-year prison term.
Galicia-Osorio, 27, faced the possibility of two life terms in prison had the case gone to trial and he'd been convicted.
Assistant prosecutor Anne Reed said Galicia-Osorio, an acquaintance of the victim's family, began molesting the girl in 2012. Reed said Galicia-Osorio typically waited until the girl had fallen asleep in her bed, and would then go into the girl's bedroom and orally sodomize her. Reed said Galicia-Osorio would stop "if she woke up and saw him."
In Staunton Circuit Court, Reed said the defendant also at times forced the victim to touch him.
The sexual abuse took place at two different homes in Staunton.
In July, the girl told her mother about the molestations, Reed said, and the Staunton Police Department became involved.
Questioned by an investigator, Galicia-Osorio admitted "that he made a mistake," but was unsure why he molested the girl, Reed said.
Police arrested Galicia-Osorio on July 9. He was indicted by a Staunton grand jury in October.
Given a chance to address the court, Galicia-Osorio asked for forgiveness. "I'm sorry for what I did," he said.
Galicia-Osorio has already been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Rockbridge County Circuit Court, Reed said, on charges involving the same victim. That prison sentence will run concurrently with Staunton's.
Reed also said Galicia-Osorio is in the country illegally. He will be deported to Mexico upon his release.