Chesco Jury Finds Oxford Man Guilty Of Child Sex Abuse, Victim 6 When Abuse Began

WEST CHESTER, PA — A victim who was 6 when her sexual abuse began told someone about it when she was 12, and this week a Chester County jury convicted the man.

David Dominguez-Sanchez, 33, of Oxford, was found guilty of multiple counts of child sexual abuse, including rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, and related charges for the sexual abuse of a child between 2014 and 2020 in Oxford, the Chester County District Attorney's Office reported. The victim was 12 years old when she told a relative about the abuse that began when she was 6, the DA's report said.

Court records show Dominguez-Sanchez was found guilty of 11 crimes, eight of them felonies. The DA's Office said he will be sentenced at a later date.

In August 2020, Oxford Police received information about a 12-year-old child who had been sexually abused by the defendant from 2014-2020 while living in Oxford, the DA's Office said. The victim told investigators that the defendant began sexually abusing her when she was about six and in first or second grade.

Investigators learned that on multiple occasions, Dominguez-Sanchez forced the victim to undress and raped her while she was in his care, the report said. He threatened to kill her family if she told anyone, the DA's report said.

Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said, "The sexual abuse of children must stop now. Adults have a moral obligation to protect children from harm and to report when they are being abused, just as the victim’s relative did in this case. The victim is brave and strong for speaking up about what happened to her for six years, and I hope she feels justice was done with this verdict."

Oxford Police and Chester County Detectives investigated. Assistant District Attorneys Zachary Yurick and Nicole Morley were the assigned prosecutors.

Anyone who suspects child abuse should call Childline at 1-800-932-0313, Ryan's Office said.

Chester County's District Attorney encourages adults to learn to recognize, react, report child sexual abuse by taking a free virtual Stewards of Children workshop. Contact County Coordinator Katie Walters at kwalters@chesco.org or 610-344-6115 for more information.

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