Dec 17, 2023

Jury: Kansas City-area man guilty of child sex crimes

Posted Dec 17, 2023 3:00 AM
RIvera-Martinez-photo Jackson Co.
RIvera-Martinez-photo Jackson Co.

KANSAS CITY—A Kansas City man faced years in jail for child sex crimes.

This week, a jury found 55-year-old. Jesus Rivera-Martinez,  guilty of two counts of statutory sodomy in the 1st Degree and one count of Attempted Statutory Sodomy in the 1st Degree, according to the Jackson County District Attorney's office.

 Rivera-Martinez will be sentenced on Feb. 9.