BREAKING NEWS: Medrano pleads, gets 8 years prison
Former Gardena City Councilman Oscar Medrano Jr. pleaded no contest today to one count of lewd and lascivious acts on a minor and one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14. He was immediately sentenced to eight years in state prison.
Medrano took a deal offered by prosecutors instead of going to preliminary hearing, during which details of his crimes would've come to light in the courtroom. Had Medrano been convicted at trial of the nine 12 counts he was charged with, he would've faced a maximum of 34 years in state prison, according to prosecutors.
We'll have a story posted soon on www.dailybreeze.com and a more complete story, hopefully with local reaction, in tomorrow's Daily Breeze.
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I used to pay my electric and gas bills at Osmar Jewelers. He always seemed like a nice guy, family oriented. I remember his old campaign poster featured his whole family's portrait. How embarassing...
Dang - this dude should have gone to trial to account for all of his nefarious deeds. I wish the best for his family. Thanks for the quick update, Denise.