TYLER, Texas — An East Texas man has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing two children.
According to the Smith County District Attorney's Office, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, a Smith County jury convicted Jorge Perez Saldierna, 37, of continuous sexual abuse of two children under the age of 14. Perez Saldierna was then sentenced to 50 years without parole.
"During the trial the jury learned that the defendant had subjected his two victims to various types of sexual abuse over several years," the Smith County DA's Office said. "Prosecutors Emil Mikkelsen and Catherine McQueen called the victims and their families to testify as well as expert testimony from the Children’s Advocacy Center in Tyler."
The case was investigated by the Tyler Police Department and presided over by Judge Reeve Jackson.