HAYS COUNTY
Cory Grado, 23, of San Marcos was sentenced to 17 years in prison on March 20, according to Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins.
On March 20, a jury found Cory Grado guilty of sexual assault and invasive visual recording. The evidence at trial showed that Cory Grado recorded himself sexually assaulting the victim. When officers with the San Marcos Police Department searched the defendant’s phone for evidence, they found numerous images and videos depicting the sexual assault in graphic detail, as well as close-up photos of the victim’s intimate areas. After the jury found the defendant guilty of sexual assault and invasive visual recording, the punishment phase of the trial began. The jurors heard additional testimony from the victim, the victim’s boyfriend and the mother of the victim, detailing the traumatic effect the crimes had on the victim and explaining how much she has suffered as a result. The jury ultimately returned a sentence of 17 years in prison for the sexual assault conviction and a maximum sentence of two years state jail for invasive visual recording.
