I thought some people might find this interesting. BREAKING NEWS: Joe Lopez found guilty
Laura B. Martinez The Brownsville Herald
A jury found Tejano artist Joe Lopez guilty today on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child.
The jury, made up of eight women and four men, deliberated for about two hours Thursday and two hours today before reaching the guilty verdict in state district court.
Lopez, 56 and a Brownsville native, was accused of raping a 13-year-old relative at his Rancho Viejo home in April 2004.
Lopez was immediately taken into custody as he claimed his innocence to the judge and jury while being escorted out of the courtroom.
