Mark ‘Pretty Boy’ Sanchez is lucky he doesn’t play for the Colts.
from www.jconline.com – A Lafayette man was sentenced Friday to 58 years in prison for having sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl, one of whom became pregnant.
Joshua P. Cox [pictured], 25, pleaded guilty in December to one count each of child molesting, a Class A felony, and sexual misconduct, a Class B felony.
This occurred one day before he was scheduled to stand trial in Tippecanoe Circuit Court.
Judge Don Daniel on Friday also ordered Cox to register as a sex offender for life.
The accusations against him stem from an investigation that began in November 2009.
According to court documents, an acquaintance of Cox contacted the Indiana State Police in Lafayette after reading text messages the 13-year-old had sent to Cox.
At the time, Cox was living at a rural West Lafayette mobile home park. Both girls also lived at the mobile home park.
The 15-year-old and the 13-year-old, who are friends, each told investigators that they met Cox about one to two months before the sexual contact began and that Cox knew they were underage.
The older girl became pregnant, and Cox was believed to be the father.
During the course of the investigation, both girls also tested positive for STDs.
The 15-year-old’s mother testified Friday that she tried to keep Cox away from her daughter. The Journal & Courier typically does not identify the victims of sexual-based crimes or their family members.
Cox currently is on Indiana’s Sex and Violent Offender Registry for a 2004 conviction for criminal confinement against someone younger than 18.
