Man gets 3 to 6 years in Casper molestation case

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – A man accused of molesting a 7-year-old boy

has been sentenced to three to six years in prison.

     Twenty-eight-year-old Ray Donald Lucero is a former Mills

resident who was arrested in Las Animas, Colo. He pleaded no

contest to second-degree sexual abuse in July and was sentenced

Thursday in Casper.

     The Casper Star-Tribune reports that defense lawyer Rob Oldham

requested that the judge consider a sentence that included some

supervised probation and counseling. He said Lucero has struggled

with his sexual identity for years and serving time in the Wyoming

State Penitentiary wouldn’t allow him to get counseling.

     But the judge said he didn’t have control over what resources

were available in prison. He handed down the sentence requested by

prosecutors.

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     Information from: Casper Star-Tribune – Casper,

http://www.trib.com