A Hayward man convicted in July of inappropriately touching his niece when she was 3 to 7 years old was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison Friday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
After a 15-day trial, 29-year-old Rember Molina was convicted July 6 of sexual intercourse with a child under 10 year old, continuous sexual molestation of a child and lewd acts on a child by threat or force, among other charges, according to prosecutors.
Between May of 2010 and May of 2016, Molina is said to have repeatedly molested his niece, who at age 8 reported to her 10-year-old sister he touched her in her genitals and asked her to touch his, among other acts. The victim’s sister reported it to her teacher, but the victim, her sister and her parents have since recanted their initial statements and said nothing happened, according to prosecutors.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Karen Guidotti said prosecutors were able to use the family’s prior statements in pursuing the charges against Molina, and said they found the sentence he received appropriate for his convictions.
“This individual got a very grave sentence which is appropriate for the nature of the acts that he committed on this child,” she said.
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