A Fresno man was sentenced to 45 years in prison last week after a jury found him guilty of repeated sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl, according to a statement Monday from the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office.
Anthony Davis, 43, was facing two separate felony child sexual assault charges for the repeated molestation of two young sisters in 2011 and 2012. At trial in the 434th District Court on the first charge, he admitted to the assaults, at least one instance of which was supported by DNA evidence, the statement said. Court records show Davis had pleaded not guilty in the case.
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After being convicted in the first case, he agreed to a sentencing deal rather than move forward with jury sentencing given a criminal record that had twice sent him to state prisons, the statement said. The deal included dismissing the second charge he faced in the older sister’s case.
A search of Fort Bend and Harris County court records for Davis’ name and birthdate returned several criminal charges since 1991, including theft, burglary, possession of cocaine, and assault of a family member.
Assistant District Attorneys Jill Stotts and Laurel Ellisor celebrated the conviction and the bravery of the two girls to bring the case forward. In the statement, they noted that the police investigation started when the older girl, who was 14 when she first was molested, wrote a note to her mother and grandmother detailing Davis’ abuse of her, seeking for it to end.
“The courage and resilience shown by these two young ladies is especially commendable,” said Stotts. “It is not always easy for a child to tell someone that they are being sexually abused, but their ability to tell will keep other children safe from the same sexual abuse that they suffered for years.”
Davis’ conviction on the charge of aggravated sexual assault is a first-degree felony punishable by 5 to 99 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, with parole eligibility after half the sentence has been served. Under the plea deal signed by Davis, he would not be eligible for parole for more than 20 years.
