A Pipe Creek man convicted in June of continuous sexual abuse of a child involving his adopted daughter was sentenced by state District Judge Rex Emerson last week to 50 years in prison, officials said.
Antonio Serda, 58, faced a minimum of 25 years in prison and a maximum of 99 years or life after a jury on June 19 found him guilty of continuous sexual abuse of his adopted daughter, who was 12 when the abuse started.
Assistant District Attorney Stephen Harpold, who prosecuted the case for the 198th ...