SEDGWICK COUNTY– A Kansas man sentenced to a life prison term in 2023 for the rape of runaway girl was given another long prison sentence February 7.
Sedgwick County District Judge Bruce Brown sentenced Gerardo Aguero-Hernandez, 31 of Wichita, to 1,367 months in prison for the crimes of kidnapping and rape, following a July 2018 attack in Wichita, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
A woman in her 50’s was pulled into a car while she was walking from a gas station. In June, a jury found Aguero-Hernandez guilty .
The sentence was ordered to run consecutive to the previous sentence imposed in September of 2023 by Judge Brown. In that case, Aguero-Hernandez was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping, rape, aggravated battery for the 2020 kidnap and rape of a girl who had run away from a foster home.
In that matter, Judge Brown sentenced Aguero-Hernandez to life without parole eligibility for 25 years plus an additional 184 months.
Between the two cases, Aguero-Hernandez has now been sentenced to serve not less than 25 +15 years followed by 1,367 months or 113 years or approximately 153 years.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas man is going to prison for the rape of a runaway girl.
Gerardo Aguero-Hernandez, 26, Wichita, was sentenced to life with without parole eligibility for 25 years plus an additional 184 months, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
On May 22, 2020, police responded to a rape report in the 1800 block of W. Pine Avenue in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
A minor female who ran to that location and reported to a citizen that she had been sexually assaulted. The investigation revealed that the juvenile ran from her foster home earlier in the day around noon.
A suspect identified as Aguero-Hernandez contacted her as she walked along North Broadway and offered her a ride. She accepted, but instead of being taken to the agreed-upon location, Aguero-Hernandez drove her to an area near Arthur B. Sim Park. While in the vehicle, Aguero-Hernandez sexually assaulted and battered the girl, according to Davidson. She was able to escape the vehicle and ran to contact a citizen who called 911. Through further investigation, Aguero-Hernandez was identified subsequently arrested from a residence in the 2400 block of N. Woodland in Wichita.
A jury convicted Aguero-Hernandez of rape, aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated battery. The jury acquitted him of attempted first-degree murder, according to the district attorney's office.