A man who was charged with two counts of child rape, after the victim’s mother contacted law enforcement, was sentenced Friday to six months in jail.
Joe Nathan Flores Jr., 21, of Vancouver previously pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to third-degree child molestation.
Flores was arrested in May 2018 after a mother reported that her 14-year-old daughter had run away. Later that evening, a friend of the girl told the mother she made a post on Snapchat saying she was at a motel with her boyfriend, Flores, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The mother called area motels and found Flores had rented a room at the Motel 6 on Chkalov Drive. The mother contacted police, who went to the hotel and found Flores and the girl, the affidavit states.
Flores admitted to knowing the girl was underage and that he previously had sexual contact with her, court records say.
Then, in July 2018, Flores bailed out of jail. About a month later, the girl’s mother contacted police again stating that Flores and her daughter had once again had sexual contact, according to court documents.
Flores faced a sentencing range of six to 12 months in jail. Judge Gregory Gonzales followed the attorneys’ agreed-upon recommendation of six months in jail — which was also recommended by the Washington Department of Corrections in a pre-sentence investigation.
In addition to his sentence, Flores is required to register as a sex offender, and undergo a sexual deviancy evaluation and participate in any necessary treatment. He is not to have contact with minors.
