October 14, 2025
(McKinney, Texas) – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that David R. Sanchez, 66, of Princeton, Texas, has been sentenced to life in prison for two counts of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact.
Predator Abuses Child after Prison Release
In September 2024, a neighbor became concerned after often seeing Sanchez near an 11-year-old child at a nearby bus stop. Sanchez gave the child candy, money, and toys and told her not to tell anyone about what he was doing. Despite those instructions, the child courageously told her mother that Sanchez had been sexually abusing her.
Sanchez was a registered sex offender, having been convicted in McLennan County in 2008 of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact. He was sentenced to eight years in prison in that case and moved to Princeton after his release in 2013.
Investigation
Detective Maria Scott of the Princeton Police Department led the investigation, and the child was forensically interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County. The child provided a detailed account of the abuse, and Sanchez was arrested for Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact.
Verdict and Sentence
The jury found Sanchez guilty of two counts of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact. In addition to the 2008 conviction, jurors heard evidence that Sanchez had been convicted of Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter in 1986 and had two pending Stalking charges involving children in Milam County. The jury assessed punishment at life in prison. Judge Rayburn Nall presided over the trial.
Statement from DA Greg Willis
“It’s unacceptable that someone who has already served time for sexually abusing a child chose to do it again. Because of this brave young victim and the tireless work of Princeton Police and our prosecution team, this predator will never again be free to harm another child, and our community is safer for it,” stated Willis.
Prosecution Team
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Wendy Correa and Alex Haynes prosecuted the case, assisted by District Attorney Investigators Greg Bowers and Jennifer Gomez, Victim Assistance Coordinator Jill Moore, and Legal Secretary Ramnpreet Kaur.
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