Visalia man sentenced to 40 years for child molestation

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Eliot Garcia, age 31, of Visalia, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for child molestation.

In June, Garcia pleaded no contest to 17 counts of lewd acts on a child between September 2016 and December 2016 against a single minor victim. Garcia must also register as a sex offender for life.

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