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Las Vegas man spent years luring children with candy and molesting them

A Las Vegas man spent two years luring children with candy and molesting them.

Jose Azucena, 64, was a close family friend of the five girls who were victimized between November 2014 and October 2016.

The crimes happened at his northeast valley apartment complex.

He was charged with sexual assault and first-degree kidnapping. He groped, kissed and exposed himself to the girls, ages 7 to 9.

He duct-taped the arms, legs and mouth of one girl, and threatened to kill their parents, the prosecutor said.

He was convicted of 25 felonies and five gross misdemeanors.

Azucena had been deported twice and served 18 years in prison in the U.S. for manslaughter before this case.

Judge Richard Scotti sentenced him to life in prison.

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