FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A Tulare County jury Wednesday returned guilty verdicts against Charles Higgins for rape and child molestation.
The 45 year old raped a 14 year old girl and committed other crimes against the child in the Spring of 2019, the jury found.
Higgins faces over 17 years in state prison and sex offender registration.
“As a father, my heart hurts when crimes like this happen in our community. Just reading the charges is shocking,” said District Attorney Tim Ward. “Once again, the sentence cannot, by law, match the egregiousness of the crime. Though we can all agree the sentencing laws are deficient, this office will seek the maximum punishment allowed.”
