SAN MARCOS
, Texas – Hays County Prison District Lawyer Kelly Higgins introduced at present that 23-year-old Cory Grado of San Marcos was sentenced to 17 years in jail on March 20, 2025.
On March 20, 2025, a jury discovered Cory Grado responsible of sexual assault and invasive visible recording. The proof at trial confirmed that Cory Grado recorded himself sexually assaulting the sufferer. When officers with the San Marcos Police Division searched the defendant’s cellphone for proof, they discovered quite a few pictures and movies depicting the sexual assault in graphic element, in addition to close-up images of the sufferer’s intimate areas.
After the jury discovered the defendant responsible of sexual assault and invasive visible recording, the punishment section of the trial started. The jurors heard further testimony from the sufferer, the sufferer’s boyfriend and the mom of the sufferer, detailing the traumatic impact the crimes had on the sufferer and explaining how a lot she has suffered consequently. The jury finally returned a sentence of 17 years in jail for the sexual assault conviction and a most sentence of two years state jail for invasive visible recording.
This case was investigated by the San Marcos Police Division and was prosecuted by Assistant Prison District Attorneys Miranda Ebersole and Elizabeth Schmidt.
“We requested the jury to ship a message that these crimes usually are not tolerated in our group, and that’s what they’ve accomplished with their verdict,” Schmidt mentioned. “We need to thank the jurors for his or her service, particularly since they needed to evaluation very disturbing proof. We additionally need to thank the sufferer on this case for her bravery and for having the power to face the defendant in court docket.”
District Lawyer Kelly Higgins thanked the investigators, prosecutors and jurors for bringing Grado to justice.