An Aurora man was sentenced Friday to 23 years to life in prison for repeated sexual assaults on a 13-year-old child.
The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Steffano Shayron Simpson, 22, had a close relationship with the child’s family and was often invited to their home to play video games. Between June 10, 2011 and Nov. 30, 2011, officials said, Simpson would come into the girl’s bedroom and cover the child’s mouth when he attacked her so no one could hear her cries for help. The defendant also threatened the child to keep her from telling anyone about the assaults.
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The case was brought to the attention of the Aurora Police Department when the victim disclosed to a family friend of the assaults. The friend told the victim to tell her grandmother and mother.
Simpson was convicted in July on two felony counts of sex assault on a child — pattern of abuse. If he is paroled, he would be on parole for a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of his natural life.
