Disgraced former San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading ‘no contest’ to child molestation charges in April — a final turn in the shocking saga that rocked City Hall and Silicon Valley’s political scene.

Torres listened, while his family looked on, as Superior Court Judge Cynthia Sevely read his sentencing that fell a few years short of the maximum possible 24 years.

It comes just weeks after the parallel saga to fill Torres’ District 3 council seat — which became vacant after Torres’ stunning arrest and resignation last year — officially seated Councilmember Anthony Tordillos as downtown’s newest elected representative.

Torres’ defense asked Cevely for a generous five years — noting Torres was a first-time offender, was sexually abused

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