{"id":810,"date":"2026-01-15T11:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/texas-man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-child-sentenced-to-years-in-prison\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:38:12","slug":"texas-man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-child-sentenced-to-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/texas-man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-child-sentenced-to-years-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child Sentenced to Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A Texas man accused of sexually assaulting children related to him, including one girl who said the abuse went on for years, was sentenced to decades in prison, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

A judge handed the sentence to Michael Eric Farrell<\/strong>, of Seguin, on December 16, according to a news release shared Monday, January 12 by the Comal County Criminal District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Farrell, 58, was sentenced to 40 years on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 6 and to 20 years on a charge of indecency with a child under the age of 14, prosecutors said. The sentences are to be served concurrently, court records show.<\/p>\n

His sentencing comes after a jury found him guilty at a trial in July, according to prosecutors and court records.<\/p>\n

Farrell \u201cis not eligible for parole on the 40-year sentence and will have to serve the entire term,\u201d the district attorney\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

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His defense attorney, Larry Dean Bloomquist, told Us Weekly\u00a0<\/em>on Wednesday, January 14, that Farrell \u201cwas found not guilty of several charges\u201d and \u201cmaintains that he is innocent of all charges.\u201d<\/p>\n

The case against Farrell, who was arrested in May 2022, stems from when a 10-year-old girl told her mother that Farrell, her relative, repeatedly sexually assaulted her over the years, beginning when she was about 5 years old, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

The girl also told her mom that the abuse happened \u201cwhen she would go to visit\u201d Farrell, according to the district attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Then, one of the girl\u2019s siblings \u201calso told their mother about abuse that had occurred to them by Farrell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their mother ultimately confronted Farrell and called the authorities, leading deputies with the Comal County Sheriff\u2019s Department to investigate.<\/p>\n

Investigators learned that another family member, who was an adult, also accused Farrell of sexually abusing her as a child, according to prosecutors. This victim said she was sexually assaulted by him between ages 5 to 11.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the trial, the jury heard testimony from the first victim\u2019s mother regarding the outcry itself and how big of a betrayal of trust this had been since she thought of Farrell as a father figure,\u201d the district attorney\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

Forensic interviewer Susan White, of the Children\u2019s Advocacy Center, explained to jurors in the courtroom that child sexual abuse can have lifelong impacts on victims, according to the district attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

All three victims also testified against Farrell at trial, according to prosecutors, who said Farrell ultimately accused them of lying.<\/p>\n

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He \u201ccould not provide an adequate reason for why the girls or the family for that matter would have made up these allegations,\u201d prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

On January 12, Farrell motioned for a new trial, court records show. Bloomquist told Us<\/em> that he also plans to file an appeal.<\/p>\n

Seguin, where Farrell lives, is about a 35-mile drive northeast from San Antonio.<\/p>\n

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