The State Attorney’s Office reported today that Alfredo Castellanos Soto of Cape Coral has been found guilty of Engaging in an Act that Constitutes Sexual Battery Upon or with a Child 12 Years of Age or Older but Younger than 18 Years of Age by a Person in Familial or Custodial Authority, Lewd or Lascivious Molestation, and Lewd or Lascivious Conduct.

The jury returned the guilty verdict following a three-day trial in Lee County. Assistant State Attorney Erin Hughes of the State Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit prosecuted the case.

The report states that the Cape Coral Police Department began an investigation in June 2022 after being contacted by a family member of the victim who reported a past-occurred sexual battery at a Cape Coral residence. The CCPD investigation led to the arrest of the defendant who admitted sexual interaction with the child.

Sentencing is scheduled for March 25.