Honorable Judge Russell Wilson sentenced Abel Eric Trevino to 22 years in prison for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. The victim in this case was younger than 12 years old at the time of the offense. The child reported the sexual assault to their mother, who initially did not report it to law enforcement. An anonymous caller reached out to the Dilley Police Department and provided them with the name of the child, the name of the child’s mother and the address of where they lived. The Dilley Police Department worked in conjunction with the Texas Rangers to investigate this case. The young child was able to describe the sexual abuse that had occurred. Law enforcement made contact with Abel Eric Trevino and he subsequently confessed to the sexual assault. This young child showed a tremendous amount of courage in speaking out against the defendant despite receiving very little family support.
It takes a village to protect our children. We would like to thank the the anonymous caller for notifying law enforcement, Dilley Police Department, Texas Ranger Daniel McMillon, and First Assistant DA Leslie Carranza for their hard work and tireless dedication to protecting the most vulnerable in our society.
