A Rose Creek man has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of sexually forcing himself on a woman last October.

Gregorio Pabon-Garcia, 24, was convicted on Jan. 26 of third-degree criminal sexual conduct by force or coercion. Four other charges were dismissed when he pleaded guilty to the sexual conduct charge. The dismissed charges were first-degree criminal sexual conduct, felony kidnapping, terroristic threats and domestic assault by strangulation.

Pabon-Garcia also faces mandatory deportation after he completes his prison sentence.

According to court documents, the incident took place in October when Pabon-Garcia got into an argument with a woman and allegedly strangled her three times in the kitchen of her residence, three times in the living room and one time in the hallway.

The woman told authorities she was unable to breath and began to black out from lack of oxygen during the strangling.

She also said that Pabon-Garcia would not allow her to leave the house. When she went to the bathroom after the argument, he entered the bathroom and forced himself on her while strangling her. The woman also told authorities that he threatened to kill her several times during the assault.

The responding deputy photographed injuries on the woman’s back and neck after the incident and reported that she had difficulty breathing and was taken to Austin Medical Center for further medical attention.