BREAKING NEWS: Gardena's Medrano charged with 12 felony counts of child molestation
Prosecutors today filed 12 felony counts against former Gardena City Councilman Oscar Medrano, alleging he sexually abused a girl from the time she was in elementary school to high school.
Medrano, 47, is scheduled to be arraigned Monday at the Torrance courthouse.
Prosectors said the victim was molested on a regular basis beginning when she was in elementary school to age
14.
Medrano faces eight counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14, one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and three counts of lewd act upon a child 14 or 15 years old.
The last count relates to an incident that occurred when she was 15 years old.
The first nine counts also allege that the acts committed were of substantial sexual conduct, prosecutors said.
Medrano, who cited medical reasons when he resigned from the City Council on Tuesday, remains in custody on $500,000 bail.
Prosecutors are recommending his bail be increased to $960,000.
Medrano, 47, is scheduled to be arraigned Monday at the Torrance courthouse.
Prosectors said the victim was molested on a regular basis beginning when she was in elementary school to age
14. Medrano faces eight counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14, one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and three counts of lewd act upon a child 14 or 15 years old.
The last count relates to an incident that occurred when she was 15 years old.
The first nine counts also allege that the acts committed were of substantial sexual conduct, prosecutors said.
Medrano, who cited medical reasons when he resigned from the City Council on Tuesday, remains in custody on $500,000 bail.
Prosecutors are recommending his bail be increased to $960,000.
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5 kids, how horrible a father is this? What a disgrace to humanity. This is so sad. He is better off dead than alive.
Life is full of choices. All choices have consequences.