Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor POMONA - 15 years plus 375 years to life is what is ahead for a man convicted of raping his biological daughters and two other victims, Pomona Police announced. Arthur Mendez, a 45-year-old Pomona man, was convicted on 24 counts in November 2019 related to the assaults, according to the Pomona Police Department. Charges included: -One count of forcible penetration with a foreign object -Five counts of rape by force or fear -One count of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor age 14 or 15 -Nine counts of willful child endangerment -One count of sodomy by force or fear -One count of forcible penetration with a victim under age 14 -One charge of oral copulation with a child younger than 14 -One count of sodomy by force on a child under 14 -Four counts of lewd acts on a child by force At sentencing, Mendez had counts 12 and 13 of willful child endangerment because they are outside the statute of limitations, according to Shaira Davila-Morales, chief of media relations for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Officers became aware of the assaults in 2018 when they responded to a 14-year-old runaway. The girl, one of Mendez’s daughters, told officers of what transpired. “The 14-year-old disclosed that her biological father had been sexually abusing her for approximately 2 months and her twin sister for approximately 1 year,” the Pomona Police Department said in a written statement. “The victim also stated her 10 and 12-year-old sisters had witnessed the sexual abuse.” During a 2019 preliminary hearing where Mendez’s daughters appeared, two additional victims came forward, Pomona Police said. Both additional victims are now 26 years old. One victim was raped between the ages of 9 and 12 years old. The other was raped at 16. Mendez was found guilty after a four-day trial. Mendez must also register for life as a sex offender, Davila-Morales said. |
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