Travis County Jury Convicts Man of Two Counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, and Two Counts of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact
Travis County, TX — On March 12, 2026, a Travis County jury convicted Francisco Villafranca-Funes, 48, of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and two counts of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact.
For Villafranca-Funes’s trial, jury selection started on Monday, 9, 2026, and the State began presenting witnesses and evidence on the following day. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the jury deliberated for about an hour and found Villafranca-Funes guilty of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and two counts of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact. On that same day, the jury sentenced him to 60 years for each of the two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and 15 years for each of the two counts of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact to be served in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. All of his sentences will run concurrently.
On February 9, 2025, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office arrested Villafranca-Funes and charged him with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. On March 24, 2025, he was indicted for the offenses of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, two counts of Sexual Assault of a Child, and two counts of Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact.
Assistant District Attorneys Jacob Salinas and Emmanuel Ojomo presented the case against Villafranca-Funes with the support of Victim Counselor Lynn Cragg, Investigator Chris Nowlin, Paralegal Angelica Nieto, and Legal Secretary Breanna Rhoton. Travis County Sheriff’s Office Ann Rivas investigated the case against Villafranca-Funes.
“Our office is grateful to our dedicated staff and law enforcement partners who worked tirelessly to hold the defendant accountable and seek justice for the victim,” said Travis County District Attorney José Garza. “Our hearts continue to break for the victim, and we hope this verdict continues to support their healing process.”