A Hammond man got 33 years Tuesday in connection with a 2021 home invasion and sexual assaults of a relative and her daughter.
They convicted him of rape, a Level 3 felony; child molesting, and criminal confinement. He was acquitted of rape, a Level 1 felony, i.e. rape with a deadly weapon; burglary; and robbery.Deputy Prosecutor Arturo Balcazar said both victims — the woman, and her daughter, then 12 — chose not to provide statements for Torrez’s sentencing.
Balcazar argued Torrez had seven past felonies and “terrorized” the victims in their own home. He had to be “physically restrained” by multiple cops to get a DNA swab and disregarded the court by giving a play-by-play of the trial to his wife, before she testified. Most of Torrez’s criminal history was for auto theft, she said. He got married in 2012, left prison and tried to live a relatively clean life, until the home invasion.
“I’ve never been violent to a woman or children in my life,” Torrez said in comments to the court. He asked Bokota to show him “mercy” to “allow me to have some type of future.” The woman told police her face was covered with a ski mask and head in a towel before she was sexually assaulted “repeatedly.” She felt two sets of hands while being assaulted, she said. One of the men patted the woman on her shoulder, saying she wouldn’t get hurt, according to the affidavit.
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