Cecily Aguilar, who pleaded guilty to one count of accessory to murder after the fact and three other charges in the 2020 murder of Vanessa Guillén, has been sentenced.
with conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and was indicted 12 days later.
Guillen's sister, Mayra Guillen, spoke to the press after the sentence was announced. She expressed relief regarding the judge's ruling but also spoke of the pain that came from Monday's testimony regarding the details of her sister's murder. In a statement, Guillen family attorney Natalie Khawam said Vanessa's family can finally celebrate justice and thanked law enforcement, along with the community at large, for their support over the past three years since the investigation began.
Because of the wide publicity given Guillen's death, as well as the efforts of her family and others, Texas Governor Greg Abbott in June of 2021 signed into law the so-called 'I Am Vanessa Guillen' Act, which reformed certain sexual offense reporting and investigation procedures, including protecting from retaliation those who report such offenses and assigning investigators outside of the service members' military chain of command.
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