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31-year-old Kessler Rene Sandoval-Villela was taken into custody for two counts of aggravated statutory rape on April 6th. On January 26th, the staff at St. Thomas Midtown made a DCS referral because Sandoval-Villela signed a birth certificate claiming to be the father of the child birthed by a 15-year-old minor female. When officers arrived, Sandoval-Villela told them the sex was consensual and that he believed she was 18 years old, adding that they had sex at his home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. During a forensic interview, the 15-year-old disclosed that she had met him at a friend’s house in July 2022, when their relationship began. Their relationship has been ongoing since July 2022. Sandoval-Villela was 30 years old at the time of the child’s conception, and the minor victim was 14 years old. Sandoval-Villela was taken into custody on April 5th.
Kessler Rene Sandoval-Villela was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on April 5th, charged with 2 counts of aggravated statutory rape. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $5,000.
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