A Hidalgo County jury sentenced an Alamo man to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing a child over the course of eight years.

Miguel Angel Chavez, 59, was found guilty on three sexual abuse of a child charges, the county announced in a Friday news release.

Chavez was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child, aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by sexual contact, the release stated.

The abuse started when the victim was six years old, the news release stated.