Abusive Ex-Fire Captain Sentenced to 6-Years
On January - 27 - 2014
A former Los Angeles County fire captain accused of sexually abusing a young female relative was sentenced to six years in state prison on Monday. Edward John Cervantes, 62, had pleaded no contest on Jan. 8 to one count each of a lewd act upon a child and continuous sexual abuse. On Monday, he was immediately taken into custody after Commissioner Wade Olson sentenced him to six years in state prison during a hearing in Pomona Superior Court, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. READ MORE HERE
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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