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23-year-old found guilty of sexual battery of child under 12

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 23-year-old Jacksonville man was found guilty of two counts of sexual battery against a child Tuesday.

The State Attorney’s Office said Reynaldo Martin-Godinez inappropriately touched and had sex with a 9-year-old girl.

He was found guilty of two counts of sexual battery and one count of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12.

Authorities learned of the sexual abuse in January, according to the state attorney’s office.

Martin-Godinez faces mandatory life in prison. He will be sentenced the week of March 21.

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