DA Chris Hicks shares that a jury has found 70-year-old Joseph Greco (dob 6/21/54) guilty of two counts of Lewdness with a Child Under the Age of 14, after he was charged with sexually abusing and lewdly touching a 6-year-old girl.
Washoe County Sheriff’s Deputies received a report on March 5, 2023, regarding the sexual abuse of the 6-year-old victim. When deputies responded, the parents of the victim disclosed that while visiting Reno, someone saw Greco putting his hand down the child’s pants. When the victim’s father asked the girl if she had ever been touched in a way that made her feel uncomfortable, she confirmed that she had and she identified Greco, who was known to her, as the perpetrator. The child victim was able to disclose additional times where the defendant sexually abused her, both in Reno and in another state, and was able to disclose that he had been abusing her since she was two years old. During the investigation, deputies learned that over the years, Greco sexually abused other child victims that were known to him.
At trial, Deputy District Attorney Kristina Rhoades emphasized the credibility of the child victim and was able to show Greco’s years-long pattern of sexually abusing children known to him. Sentencing is set for July 24th before the Honorable Connie Steinheimer. Greco faces life in prison.
