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Man sentenced to 173 years in prison for sexually abusing child

Man sentenced to 173 years in prison for sexually abusing child
Posted at 1:16 PM, Sep 28, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-28 16:38:43-04

A Tucson man was sentenced to 135 years for sexually abusing an underage family member.

Eric Alvarez, who was convicted in July, was sentenced to serve three 35-to-life and four 17-year sentences on charges including sexual abuse of a minor, sexual conduct of a minor and sexual exploitation of a minor under 15.

The victim was a family member whom Alvarez abused over a period of seven years. He took pictures of the encounters, and authorities discovered one of them on his phone's SD card.

The sentencing was Monday in Pima County Superior Court.