Man takes three-year plea bargain for lewd acts

A Rancho Cucamonga man faces a three-year prison sentence after pleading no contest this week to committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child.

Prosecutors accused Jose Luis Chavez, 26, of offering a 13-year-old boy drugs and alcohol at his Amethyst Street house, then showing him pornography in an attempt to get him to engage in sexual activity.

Chavez appeared in West Valley Superior Court on Monday for a preliminary hearing, but rather than proceed with the hearing he opted to take a plea bargain from prosecutors, said Deputy District Attorney Karen Schmauss.

If convicted on all counts at trial, he faced up to 10 years in state prison, Schmauss said.

Chavez lured the boy to his home by inviting him to play video games, according to authorities.

He is set to be sentenced Oct. 20. As part of his plea bargain, Chavez will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, Schmauss said.