Santos Erasmo Garcia Convicted of Molesting Minors
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A 53-year-old Lake Elsinore man who repeatedly sexually assaulted three girls, then fled to Guatemala after learning he was under investigation, will face life in prison with the possibility of parole when he’s sentenced next month.
Following four days of deliberations, a Riverside jury on Monday convicted Santos Erasmo Garcia of 22 felony counts, most of which stemmed from aggravated sexual assault of a minor or forcible lewd acts on a child, as well as sentence-enhancing allegations of targeting more than one underage victim in sex crimes.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Tim Hollenhorst scheduled a sentencing hearing for April 10 at the Riverside Hall of Justice…