SAN JOSE — Disgraced former city councilmember Omar Torres was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday after his April conviction for sexually abusing a younger relative in the 1990s, a shocking revelation that surfaced after a separate scandal involving Torres’ reputed sexual interest in minors.

Torres, 43, appeared in Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Sevely’s courtroom, where she announced his legal fate.

Torres will also be required to register as a sex offender in the state as a result of his conviction.

In April, Torres pleaded no contest to three felony counts: sodomy, oral copulation, and lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14, stemming from a Nov. 25, 1999 encounter with his younger relative. Authorities stated in court documents that Torres was

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