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Pueblo County man sentenced after pleading guilty in child sexual assault case

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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a charge of criminal attempt, sexual assault on a child, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office says 33-year-old Peter Sigel was sentenced Monday to six years with two years of mandatory probation.

Sigel was also sentenced to three years with one year of parole after accepting a plea to a second sexual assault charge. According to the sheriff's office, the sentences are concurrent.

The sheriff's office says Sigel was arrested on a warrant in March 2024 for sex assault on a child and sexual exploitation of children.

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