A Ventura County man was sentenced to 480 years to life in prison for molesting two young children for nearly a decade.
A jury convicted Marcelino Arias Arca, 68, of Oxnard, of six felony counts of lewd acts upon a child on March 5 . On April 8, he was sentenced for the crimes, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced.
From 2005 to 2014, Arca molested two children who were under 14 years old at the time. The abuse took place at several locations over the years, prosecutors said. He had access to the children through a familial relationship.
Years later, both victims reported the abuse to a trusted family member. Arca was arrested for the crimes and later convicted…