Monterey County jury finds man guilty in child molestation case
By Bay City News A -year-old Salinas man was convicted Friday of counts of forcible lewd acts on a child under Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M Pacioni declared Related Articles Former Bay Area elementary school facilitator charged with child molestations to get new trial date East Bay trainer s defense He meant to send video of his genitals to prostitute not teen girl Drummer for East Bay metal band Locked Up jailed for allegedly filming himself molesting kids Three men arrested on suspicion of child sex crimes following Menlo Park undercover operation Police arrest Santa Cruz youth football coach for child sex crimes A jury identified Pedro Quezada guilty of molesting a young family member over seven years beginning when the victim was about years old according to prosecutors Each of the charges is a violent felony and counts as a strike under California s Three Strikes law Prosecutors explained Quezada threatened the victim to keep her from reporting the abuse telling her it was their little secret The victim came forward more than a decade later and testified at trial explaining that fear kept her silent Judge Rafael Vazquez is scheduled to sentence Quezada on Nov He faces up to years in state prison and will be required to register as a sex offender for life
