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Man pleads guilty to sex abuse
He started abusing girl when she was 7, assistant DA says
By Michael Hewlett | JOURNAL REPORTER
Published: September 21, 2010


A Winston-Salem man pleaded guilty yesterday in Forsyth Superior Court to charges that he sexually abused a young girl, starting when she was seven-years-old.

Jesus Salas Morales, 38, of 4017 Dalton St., entered an Alford plea to seven counts of indecent liberties and one count of attempted first-degree rape. An Alford plea allows a defendant to plead guilty without acknowledging wrongdoing.

Judge Edwin Wilson Jr. consolidated the charges and sentenced Morales to about 15 to 19 years in prison.

Winston-Salem police started investigating Aug. 4, 2008, after getting a report about the girl being sexually abused.

Police charged Morales in November 2008 with the seven counts of indecent liberties as well as with first-degree rape.

Assistant District Attorney Kia Chavious said Morales started abusing the child when she was seven-years-old. The girl told authorities that Morales made her touch his genitals and that he raped her, Chavious said in court.

The girl said she was molested from ages 7 to 10, Chavious said. The abuse was reported after she told a cousin, Chavious said.

Morales made a statement to police saying that the sexual abuse was over a six-month period and that the girl initiated the sexual contact, Chavious said.

Stacey Rubain, Morales’ attorney, said Morales was taking medication for pancreatitis when he made those statements.

“He is very remorseful over this,â€