A Thornton man convicted of abducting and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 68 years to life in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Phillip Torres, 44, received the maximum term on Friday after an Adams County jury returned guilty verdicts last October. Authorities say the victim escaped a house where she had been held and was later found bound in a nearby yard.
How officers found the victim
Thornton police say officers responding to a prowler call in the 9400 block of Lillian Lane around 4:08 a.m. on June 21, 2023, discovered a 14-year-old girl bound with tape, rope, and ratchet straps in a residential yard. As posted by the Thornton Police Department, officers cut her free, transported her to a hospital and launched…..