Event Brief
Man sentenced for 1992 kidnapping, rape in Boynton
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: Jose A. Santos, 58, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison for a 1992 kidnapping and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Boynton Beach. Authorities said he followed the victim onto a train, dragged her into nearby woods after she got off at the Boynton Beach station, and confessed after his arrest near the F.E.C. railroad tracks.
WHO: Jose A. Santos, 58; Boynton Beach police; law enforcement officials
WHAT: Sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 1992 kidnapping and sexual assault
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Boynton Beach, Florida
WHY: He was convicted for kidnapping and sexual assault after authorities said he followed the victim onto a train and assaulted her after she got off at the Boynton Beach station.
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