Tyler man gets 50 years in prison for sexual abuse of children
Posted/updated on: November 8, 2024 at 10:06 amTYLER â Our news partner, KETK, reports that a 37-year-old Tyler man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison with out parole for sexually abusing two children. The Tyler Police Department investigated the case into Saldierna.
Jorge Perez Saldierna, 37 of Tyler, was convicted and sentenced for continuous sexual abuse of of two children under 14 on Wednesday in the 114th District Court of Smith County, according to a press release.
The district attorneyâs office said that Saldierna âsubjected his two victims to various types of sexual abuse over several yearsâ and was âmostly emotionless when the jury sentenced him to 50 years confinement without parole.â The prosecutors in his case, Emil Mikkelsen and Catherine McQueen, had the victims, their families and an expert from the Childrenâs Advocacy Center in Tyler testify at trial.
According to a press release, the expert testified about how children speak out about abuse and the barriers that can prevent them from coming forward after abuse happens. âThe Childrenâs Advocacy Center is an invaluable partner in the fight against child abuse,â said Smith County District Attorney, Jason Putman.