Overview

• Baltimore County Circuit Judge Thomas R. Tompsett Jr. ordered a 40-year sentence with 20 years suspended, five years of probation, and lifetime sex-offender registration.
• Carlos Arroyo, 39, was convicted in June of sexual abuse of a minor and two counts of second-degree assault.
• Prosecutors sought 45 years with 20 suspended despite guidelines of five to 10 years, while the defense asked for home detention and argued for leniency.
• The judge noted many prospective jurors disclosed prior sexual abuse and said the student was among the most believable witnesses he has encountered.
• Prosecutors said Arroyo groomed the 16-year-old by giving rides and buying food and abused her in his car at the Owings Mills Metro station; he is no longer employed by Baltimore County Public Schools.