Bakersfield man convicted of child molestation at Oxnard home
A Bakersfield man was convicted July 15 of multiple counts of child molestation involving a youngster in Oxnard, court records show.
Prosecutors said the man identified as Fabian Manzo was renting a room in the fall of 2019 at a home where a 12-year-old girl was living with her family. Over a two-month period he engaged in a romantic and sexual relationship with the child, the District Attorney’s Office said in a news release posted on its website.
A Ventura County jury found him guilty of eight felony counts of child molestation and a lesser charge of simple battery, the DA’s office said. The trial opened June 24 and concluded less than a month later with the verdict…