MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) – Former New York Yankees outfielder Rosendo ”Rusty” Torres has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing a child.
The 66-year-old Torres was sentenced Thursday on Long Island.
Torres was convicted in July on five counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a female younger than 11. He was acquitted of sexually abusing another girl.
He lost a bid to have the conviction overturned. Torres claimed some jurors failed to disclose that they or family members had been crime victims or had been sexually victimized.
Nassau County Court Judge Tammy Robbins rejected the argument that jurors acted improperly.
Torres, a Massapequa (mas-uh-PEEK’-wuh) resident, played 89 games for the Yankees in 1971-72. He also played for four other teams.
He had a .212 lifetime batting average.
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