Man not guilty of sexual abuse charge

A 33-year-old Comfort resident, Andres Cervantes, was found not guilty by a jury of his peers last week for the charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years of age.

Cervantes was arrested in 2020 after a high school senior reported he had sexually abused her when she was 11 years old, saying the incident occurred more than once.

The accuser’s outcry came to light when she tested positive for marijuana during a school-administered drug test. This was a point Cervantes’ defense attorney, Alberto Garcia, was quick to bring before the jury, suggesting the now 20-yearold woman was using the accusation to alleviate the consequences of her failed drug test.