A Banning man who sexually assaulted a developmentally disabled woman over a five-year span was sentenced Thursday to eight years in state prison.
Rene Leonel Robles Cerna, 39, pleaded guilty last month to sexual penetration by force under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his admission, prosecutors dropped six related counts against Cerna.
During a hearing at the Banning Justice Center Thursday, Superior Court Judge Jorge Hernandez certified the terms of the plea deal and imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense…