Bastrop, Tx–A Smithville area resident was sentenced to 10 years probation and a $5,00 fine Oct. 16 for improper sexual contact with a girl younger than 17 in 2003.
Moise Cruz Borja will also be required to spend 180 days in the Bastrop County Jail in a work release program.
A jury in Bastrop found Borja guilty of indecency with a child on Oct. 15 after hearing more than two days of testimony before 335th District Judge Reva Towslee Corbett. The same jury heard additional evidence relevant to his punishment Friday before returning a verdict on sentencing.