01/15/2026
On January 2, 2026, Carlos Rondon was sentenced to 122 months with the Department of Corrections after pleading no contest to three counts of aggravated indecent liberties involving three separate children.
This case was investigated by the Atchison Kansas Police Department with the investigation continuing up until the plea in late 2025. The case started with two children coming forwarded and reporting that the defendant had touched them inappropriately. However, by the time the case was headed to jury trial, a third child came forward and reported similar conduct.
Throughout the investigation, two other victims were identified and testified in open court that the defendant had also touched them inappropriately when they were children in the early 1990s.
The County Attorney's Office filed a motion requesting that the jury be allowed to hear evidence not only from the three victims in the case, but also from the two victims from the 1990s. Before the district court ruled on the motion, the defendant entered a plea.
The plea agreement was based on several factors including consideration on behalf of the victims and their family.
The defendant was 70 years old when he heard the sentence. He was also ordered to register as a s*x offender for the remainder of his life.
