A Tarrant County jury on January 8, 2025, found 48-year-old Rodrigo Hernandez guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. He was subsequently sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Hernandez was convicted of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter. The evidence presented at trial showed that Hernandez inappropriately touched his daughter and forced her to touch him inappropriately during the same incident.
The case was prosecuted by Tarrant County Assistant District Attorneys Peter Gieseking and Carolina Nelson. DA Investigator Kevin Hilliard and Victim Coordinator Carma Anderson also assisted in the prosecution.
The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office expressed its gratitude to Detective Jonlee Martinez and the Arlington Police Department for their work on the case.