Defendant Sentenced for Sexually Abusing 5-Year-Old Child
DATE: January 7, 2022
CASE: Jose Navarrete, Jr. (Case #19FE010537)
PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Quirina Orozco, Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit
The Honorable Steve White sentenced Jose Navarrete to 126 years to life in prison. On June 11, 2021, a jury convicted Navarrete of 10 counts of child sexual assault charges.
Navarrete committed multiple substantial sexual assaults against the victim when she was approximately 5 years old and continued to do so for approximately three years. In August of 2018, the victim and her family reported the abuse to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.