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AUSTIN MAN rapes his niece in her sleep. Grandmother catches him fleeing the room naked, DNA evidence is collected, Child Abuse Unit handles the case -- and prosecutors drop both felony charges and let him plead to a misdemeanor.Christian Funez, 35, is an illegal immigrant from Honduras. He was charged with two counts of sexual assault, a second-degree felony carrying 2-20 years in prison each.The victim told deputies she went to sleep and woke up to Funez on top of her. She hit on the wall to alert family but no one heard. Her grandmother eventually opened the door and saw Funez running out covering himself with his boxers. Physical evidence was recovered during a penile swab.After indictment, Funez skipped town. A warrant was issued in July 2022. He was a fugitive for nearly two years before being caught in May 2024, and gave police a fake name.Then came the plea deal.Prosecutors dropped both felony sexual assault charges and reindicted the case as indecent assault -- a misdemeanor. Sentence: 364 days in county jail.The false ID charge was dismissed too.A child was raped in her own bed by a an illegal immigrant. There was physical evidence, an eyewitness. The suspect fled and hid for two years.And Travis County prosecutors treated it like he got caught shoplifting at Target.Austin Justice