Man who impregnated 13-year-old convicted for 2015 rape

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William Piol Makuei, 60, was convicted of child rape on Sept. 3., a decade after the offense.

The conviction follows a 2015 incident where he impregnated a 13-year-old girl.

Makuei's sentencing is set for Oct. 16, and he faces 25 years to life in prison.

SALT LAKE CITY — A 60-year-old man accused of impregnating a 13-year-old girl a decade ago was convicted this month of child rape.

In January 2017, William Piol Makuei, of Salt Lake, was charged by the Utah Attorney General's Office with two counts of rape of a child, a first-degree felony. More than eight years later, he was convicted of one count of child rape on Sept. 3 by a jury in 3rd District Court.

"After lengthy legal proceedings and multiple attempts by Makuei to delay the tri