Greenfield man sentenced to prison for sex acts with 13-year-old girl

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION) A Greenfield man was sentenced to eight years in prison for several crimes related to sex acts with a minor.

21-year-old Ricardo Najera was sentenced for forcible lewd acts with a child under the age of 14, using a minor for child pornography and contacting a minor to perform sex acts.

Najera was arrested in October 2018. Investigators with the South County Major Crimes Unit Investigation Task Force said he met a 13-year-old girl he contacted through the internet. He met her several times at her school and took her to a motel in Soledad where he performed sex acts on her and recorded them on his phone. Another 13-year-old girl refused to meet him.

The girl's parents submitted a letter at the sentencing saying they wanted him punished because what he did has affected their family in many ways and cannot be repaired.

In addition to prison time, Najera will have to register as a sex offender for life and cannot contact the girls for the next 10 years.