SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) – A Scottsbluff man has been sentenced to at least 50 years in prison for sexually abusing a child and physically abusing other children.
34-year-old Eric Rocha was sentenced for first-degree sexual assault of a child and felony child abuse on Wednesday in Scotts Bluff Count District Court. He was convicted in February of sexually abusing a 7-year-old child and beating three other children.
Rocha was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for sexual assault and three to five years on each of the four counts of child abuse.
The abuse came to light after the children were interviewed by state authorities. The children are in state care.