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North Carolina man to serve 15 years after having sex with Cumberland County 12-year-old
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — A North Carolina man learned his fate after recording himself having sex with a minor in 2023, according to the Department of Justice.
Brayan Garcia-Vazquez, 25, was sentenced to 180 months of imprisonment on April 1 after he knowingly had sex with a 12-year-old girl in her home and recorded it, the DOJ announced.
During his indictment hearing in 2024, it was found that he and the victim had sex on April 5, 2023, in Cumberland County. She told authorities she and Garcia-Vazquez had met on Instagram in 2022.
The Department of Justice said he came to her home on two separate days to have sex and, on the second day, he brought her a gold bracelet before recording them having sex.
During court proceedings, it was revealed that he shared the video with the victim, whose mother eventually found the video and shared it with authorities.
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After his sentence is completed, Garcia-Vazquez faces deportation after the Department of Homeland Security assisted with the investigation.