ABC7 reports a former L.A. health inspector is headed to jail after being convicted of sexual battery.
Sexual battery in Los Angeles alleges that you touched another in an intimate area against their consent, without their consent or in an instance when consent was fraudulently obtained. California Penal Code 243.4 defines it as the non-consensual touching of another for sexual arousal, gratification or abuse.
Sexual battery can be filed as either a misdemeanor or a felony. In misdemeanor cases, the penalty is up to six months in jail and a $3,000 fine. Registration as a sex offender is typically required. Felony sexual assault in Los Angeles typically involves a victim who was restrained, unconscious or who lacked the mental capacity to resist. A felony charge is punishable by up to 4 years in prison, a $10,000 fine and registration as a sex offender.
In this case, the 51-year-old defendant was sentenced to 115 days in the county jail and ordered to serve three years of probation. He must also pay restitution to the victim and register as a sex offender for life.
A criminal protective order was also issued prohibiting the defendant from contacting the woman or going near her place of business. He was charged last May -- accused of assaulting the victim in a Pomona donut shop in March 2010.
In a separate case, prosecutors are looking for additional victims of a 55-year-old Costa Mesa man accused of sexual assaulting teenage girls on the bus. He pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor count of child annoyance.
He was accused of following a 16-year-old girl to her seat, where he groped her thighs and tried to unzip her jeans. The Daily Titan reports he was sentenced to 180 days in jail, three years of probation and mandatory registration as a sex offender.
If you are facing sex charges in Orange County, contact the California Legal Team at (310) 497-0321 to discuss your rights.
