Torres Convicted of Horrific Child Sexual Abuse

WASHINGTON – Benjamin Hernandez Torres, 35, was found guilty of five counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of second-degree child sexual abuse yesterday, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

The jury returned a verdict on July 1, 2025, following a multi-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Honorable Danya Dayson has scheduled sentencing for September 26, 2025.

According to the evidence and testimony presented at trial, between 2010 and 2014, Torres, who was the victim’s mother’s boyfriend at the time, raped the victim multiple times when she was between 5 and 8 years old. The victim disclosed the abuse around 10 years later after seeing a photo of the defendant back at her house years later.

Torres faces a maximum statutory sentence of life without the possibility of release on the first-degree child sexual abuse counts and fifteen years on each of the second-degree child sexual abuse counts. If released, he would be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Raha Mokhtari and Sarah Roessler.

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