Salinas man sentenced to 110 years to life at CDCR for molesting two girls under 10
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) Update Sept. 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said that a man was sentenced for having committed 19 felonies on two female children under 10 years of age.
Reyes Sebastian Vargas, 49, was convicted of eight counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10, one count of sodomy with a child under 10, five counts of lewd act on a child under 14 and five counts of forcible lewd act on a child under 14, per Pacioni.
He was sentenced to spend 110 years to life in the California Department of Corrections. He will also have to register as a sex offender for life.
Pacioni said he molested these children while he had cared for them. Vargas even threatened Jane Doe at the time he assaulted her.
Jane Doe 2 did not come forward until hearing about Jane Doe's abuse at the hands of Vargas.
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Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni said that on June 16 a man was convicted on 19 counts of molesting two female victims under the age of 10.
Reyes Sebastian Vargas, 49, was convicted of eight counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10, one count of sodomy with a child under 10, five counts of lewd act on a child under 14 and five counts of forcible lewd act on a child under 14, per Pacioni.
In addition to his sentence, Vargas will have to register as a sex offender for life. The district attorney's office said both victims were molested when they were under 10 years of age.
He will be sentenced on August 1, 2021, and faces 240 years to life in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
