Salinas softball coach sentenced to two years in prison for having unlawful sex with a minor, DA’s office says
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)-UPDATE ON DEC. 20 AT 1:50 PM-The Monterey County District Attorney's Office confirmed that a Monterey County softball coach has been sentenced to two years in prison for having unlawful sex with a minor.
On Wednesday morning, Richard Douglas Aldrete was sentenced to two years for a felony of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three years younger than him.
According to the District Attorney's office, Aldrete will have to register as a sexual offender for the rest of his life.
In April, Aldrete was arrested by Salinas Police after a victim reported to officers in October 2022 about past sexual contact with her coach.
Investigators said that Aldrete began sexually assaulting his victim when she was under 18 between May 19, 2018 and May 19, 2019.
Salinas softball coach changes plea to guilty in sexual abuse of a minor case
UPDATE ON NOV. 1, 2023 AT 4:55 PM- The Monterey County District Attorney's Office said that a well-known Monterey County softball coach has pled guilty to unlawful sex with a minor.
Salinas Police arrested Richard Douglas Aldrete back in April after a victim came forward to them about her abuse at the hands of her former coach.
Aldrete changed his plea on Wednesday and was found guilty of a felony of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than 3 years younger than him, said the district attorney's office.
He faces a potential maximum of 2 years in prison and may have to register as a sex offender. He will be sentenced on Dec. 20.
ORIGINAL STORY
The Salinas Police Department said a man was charged with the sexual assault of a minor when the victim was under 18.
Police said the victim, now 21, reached out to them on Oct. 20, 2022, about past sexual contact with a man who was coaching her. Salinas Police's investigation found that Richard Douglas Aldrete, 58, began sexually assaulting his victim when she was under 18.
The case was forwarded to the Monterey County District Attorney's Office, and Aldrete was charged with two counts of felony sexual penetration with a foreign object with a person under 18.
A criminal complaint was filed by the Monterey County District Attorney's Office. Aldrete was accused of sexually penetrating the victim with a foreign object while they were driving home from practice on or between May 19, 2018, through May 18, 2019.
He is also being charged with special allegations of sexually assaulting a particularly vulnerable victim, and breaching a position of trust, alleged the criminal complaint.
Aldrete was arraigned in a Salinas courtroom on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to all charges, according to court documents. The case was continued for April 19 and April 21.
His bail was set at $50,000.
