April 4, 2023
(McKinney, Texas) –District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Juan Alberto Salazar Meza, 33, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced to 50 years in prison without parole after the jury found him guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. “Our hearts go out to this victim for having to endure even one second of this perpetrator’s abuse. And our thanks goes to the family member who reported the abuse and helped end this child’s suffering,” stated Willis after sentencing.
Salazar Meza was an adult who was known by and had ongoing access to the victim. He sexually abused the victim over a course of several months, starting when the victim was 10 years old. Eventually, a family member of the victim was worried that the victim was being abused, so they disclosed their concerns to school counselors in March of 2022. The abuse was then reported to CPS and to Plano Police Department.
Plano Police Department Detective Kristina McClain investigated the case. The victim was forensically interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County, where she disclosed details about the abuse.
The jury found Salazar Meza guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. The jury assessed punishment at 50 years in prison. By law, a sentence for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child is without eligibility for parole.
Judge Jennifer Edgeworth presided over the case.
Assistant District Attorneys Ann Mathew and Jamin Daly prosecuted the case, assisted by District Attorney Investigators Greg Bowers and Kim Voigt-Eanes, Victim Assistance Coordinator Melissa White, and Legal Secretary Ramnpreet Kaur.
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