Pescadero man gets prison for lewd acts with minors

In 2014, a young woman reported she had been molested several times by Miranda, her friend’s father, during a sleepover at his home. Another victim, who was also a friend of Miranda’s daughter, disclosed to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office in 2016 that Miranda molested her on multiple occasions in 2010 and 2011 during sleepovers at his home, according to prosecutors previously.

A former resident on Miranda’s property also reported being molested by Miranda in 2002 and 2003 when she was contacted by sheriff’s detectives, according to prosecutors.

Depression, suicidal thoughts and anorexia were among the effects of Miranda’s behavior victims and their family members described at his sentencing hearing Wednesday. Miranda’s daughter also addressed the court in defense of her father, claiming the victims were all lying and she will support him forever, according to prosecutors.

Miranda’s defense attorney Nicole Lambros said her client’s lengthy history of public service played a role in the plea deal that was reached with prosecutors last month, noting he served two tours in the Vietnam War and worked for 30 years for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency before retiring without any complaints lodged against him.

Lambros also noted there was no penetration or force involved in Miranda’s conduct and said she felt all parties felt the offer he took was fair.

“He worked with the public for all those years and had no criminal history,” she said.

District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe acknowledged the sentence Miranda received Wednesday doesn’t take away the impact of his actions on his victims and their families.

“He is one of those people that can only be described as evil,” he said. “There isn’t any morality in his heart for what he did.”