FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE
Alejandro Garcia Sentenced to 80 Years
FREDERICK- Alejandro Jose Garcia, 53, of Pittsburgh, PA appeared before the Honorable Judge Theresa Adams and was sentenced to a total of 80 years in the Division of Corrections. Sixty years of that sentence is designated a mandatory minimum, requiring the defendant to serve the entire 60 years before being eligible for parole. He would be required to register as a lifetime sex offender.
On April 28, 2017, a Frederick County jury returned guilty verdicts for 8 of 9 charges against the defendant. He was found guilty of Sex Abuse of a Minor, Second Degree Rape, 3 counts of Second Degree Sex Offense and 3 counts of Third Degree Sex Offense.
On May 24, 2016, the Frederick Police Department began an investigation into possible sexual abuse that occurred 8 to 13 years ago. The abuse came to light when a Pastor showed the father of one of the victims a letter she had written, disclosing that she had been abused as a child by the defendant. The father then questioned his other daughter, who also reported being sexually abused by the defendant. The father reported the incidents to the police at that time. Investigation revealed 2 additional victims of the sexual abuse that occurred between 2003 and 2008. At the time of the abuse, the victims ranged in age from 6 to 13.
The State was represented by Assistant State’s Attorney Tammy Leache.
J. Charles Smith, III
State’s Attorney for Frederick County, Maryland