A Yonkers man is headed to prison for the sexual abuse of a child at a Bronx school. 

By Ben Crnic From Daily Voice

A Westchester resident who worked as a school janitor will spend years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl inside a Bronx public school, prosecutors announced. 

Yonkers resident Cesar Ortega Licona, 45, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 28, to five years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for the incident, which happened in December 2024, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said.

Prosecutors said the incident occurred in December 2024 at a Bronx public school where Licona was employed. While working as a janitor, he forcefully pulled the 8-year-old victim into an empty classroom and sexually assaulted her. She then ran from the classroom while screaming for help, prosecutors added.

A teacher contacted authorities soon after the incident. 

Investigators later identified Licona as the suspect through forensic evidence. He pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse in early September. 

"The defendant grabbed a little girl and abused her, in what should be a haven for children," Clark said in a statement, adding, "He will spend five years in prison and register as a sex offender for violating a child."