️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Daniel Perez, 55, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion as he heard his sentence: a life sentence for murder in Patricia Hughes' 2003 death at the commune's 20-acre compound near Wichita, another life sentence on a sexual exploitation of a child conviction, and nearly 34 more years behind bars on 26 other counts, including rape.<unk> Daniel Perez, 55, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion as he heard his sentence: a life sentence for murder in Patricia Hughes' 2003 death at the commune's 20-acre compound near Wichita, another life sentence on a sexual exploitation of a child conviction, and nearly 34 more years behind bars on 26 other counts, including rape. Perez declined to address the court when given the chance. Daniel Perez was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder last month in the 2003 drowning death of Patricia Hughes at the suburban Wichita compound where the commune lived. Judge Joseph Bribiesca of Sedgwick County District Judge ordered Perez's sentences to be served consecutively, so he wouldn't be eligible for parole until he is 120 years old, according to prosecutors. <unk> Judge Joseph Bribiesca of Sedgwick County District Judge ordered Perez's sentences to be served consecutively, so he wouldn't be eligible for parole until he is 120 years old, according to prosecutors. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ It is just that he serves the maximum sentence.<unk> It is just that he serves the maximum sentence.<unk> Prosecutors say Perez sexually abused the young daughters of commune members and devised a scheme to receive life insurance payments after members died.<unk> Prosecutors say Perez sexually abused the young daughters of commune members and devised a scheme to receive life insurance payments after members died.<unk> Prosecutors say Perez sexually abused the young daughters of commune members and devised a scheme to receive life insurance payments after members died. It is clear Mr. Perez was the puppet master,<unk> District Attorney Marc Bennett told the court.<unk> It is clear Mr. Perez was the puppet master,<unk> District Attorney Marc Bennett told the court. During the trial, members of the now-defunct commune talked about how they moved from state to state and to Mexico over a 15-year period before they settled at the elaborate compound near Wichita.<unk> During the trial, members of the now-defunct commune talked about how they moved from state to state and to Mexico over a 15-year period before they settled at the elaborate compound near Wichita. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Perez, alias Lou Castro, was charged only with the death of Hughes, who was 26 when she drowned in the commune's pool.<unk> Perez, alias Lou Castro, was charged only with the death of Hughes, who was 26 when she drowned in the commune's pool. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️
Daniel Perez, 55, led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members.<unk> Daniel Perez, 55, led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Perez was also sentenced to another life sentence on a sexual exploitation of a child conviction, and nearly 34 more years behind bars on 26 other counts, including rape.<unk> Perez was also sentenced to another life sentence on a sexual exploitation of a child conviction, and nearly 34 more years behind bars on 26 other counts, including rape.