The Brief
- A former Redmond YMCA camp counselor was sentenced to 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to three counts of child molestation.
- Leonardo Louie, 19, assaulted children at Redmond schools in 2024 while working at a summer camp.
- He will undergo treatment, register as a sex offender and serve five years of community custody after release.
REDMOND, Wash. – A Redmond YMCA camp counselor who pleaded guilty to three counts of child molestation was sentenced on Friday.
Leonardo Louie, 19, was sentenced to a year and a half in jail.
Louie was working at a YMCA summer camp at Redmond schools and admitted to sexually assaulting children there on July 8 and Aug. 23, 2024, when he was 18.
According to King County prosecutors, the typical sentencing range for the crime is anywhere between eight and 10 years. However, both the prosecution and defense agreed to adhere to a “Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative,” dropping his sentence to a year and a half.…