A man who snuck into a Linda Vista home and sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl inside the residence was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years and eight months in state prison.

Alejandro Jose Confesor, 24, pleaded guilty to charges of lewd acts on a child and possession of child pornography stemming from the April 18, 2024, assault, which took place inside a Wellington Street home.

According to testimony from a preliminary hearing held last year, Confesor entered the home around 1:45 a.m. and sexually abused the child in her bedroom. He then returned to the same home three days later around 3:30 a.m. and took items from the home's garage, according to testimony.

Prosecutors say Confesor has no relationship to the home's residents.

He was arrested the night of April 21 on Linda Vista Road, l

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