A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for videotaping himself raping a 2-year-old child with autism.
Luis Alberto Morales, 42, also will have lifetime supervision after he is released and must register as a sex offender.
Morales pleaded guilty in May to producing child pornography after federal prosecutors dropped a charge of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor.
Morales’ estranged wife found videos on his cell phone showing the rape in August 2016 and showed them to Army Military Police, prompting his arrest.
“This is a horrific crime – words are inadequate to describe the harm done by this defendant,” U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes said in a news release.
He has remained in federal custody as the case wound its way through court.
Prosecutors said the mother was in the hospital when Morales raped the child.