Photo:GettyA man who molested his friends’ kids, using ice cream and money to keep them from speaking out about the abuse, has been sentenced for his crimes.On Friday, Alex Mauricio Padilla Beltran of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced to 293 years to life in prison for sexually abusing seven boys, some as young as 6. The victims were sons of family friends, according to astatementfrom the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.In November, a jury found Beltran, 58, guilty of 24 felony charges related to the seven kids’ abuse.Beltran was charged in Orange County for the incidents involving seven boys from 6-13 years old, spanning from 2003 to 2017. In one instance, he locked a door and held down a 6-year-old boy before “orally copulating” him, per the Orange County DA.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“Far too often, it’s not just the monsters hiding under the bed that we have to worry about,” Orange County DA Todd Spitzer said in the statement. “It’s the monsters hiding in plain sight at family birthday parties and around our kitchen tables, waiting for the perfect moment to prey on an innocent child for their sadistic sexual gratification.”Before this conviction, Beltran, 58, had pled guilty to felony coercion and misdemeanor conspiracy to commit a crime in a 2009 Las Vegas case “involving the sons of the contractor he hired to renovate his home,” per the DA’s statement.In that case, after abusing a 12-year-old boy, Beltran gave the child $10 and asked him not to inform his parents. The child ended up telling his mother about the abuse after she reportedly noticed him exhibiting strange behaviors. The little boy’s brother, 10, also said Beltran had abused him. In that case, a Nevada judge sentenced Beltran to probation and he was instructed to avoid minors.If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
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A man who molested his friends’ kids, using ice cream and money to keep them from speaking out about the abuse, has been sentenced for his crimes.On Friday, Alex Mauricio Padilla Beltran of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced to 293 years to life in prison for sexually abusing seven boys, some as young as 6. The victims were sons of family friends, according to astatementfrom the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.In November, a jury found Beltran, 58, guilty of 24 felony charges related to the seven kids’ abuse.Beltran was charged in Orange County for the incidents involving seven boys from 6-13 years old, spanning from 2003 to 2017. In one instance, he locked a door and held down a 6-year-old boy before “orally copulating” him, per the Orange County DA.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“Far too often, it’s not just the monsters hiding under the bed that we have to worry about,” Orange County DA Todd Spitzer said in the statement. “It’s the monsters hiding in plain sight at family birthday parties and around our kitchen tables, waiting for the perfect moment to prey on an innocent child for their sadistic sexual gratification.”Before this conviction, Beltran, 58, had pled guilty to felony coercion and misdemeanor conspiracy to commit a crime in a 2009 Las Vegas case “involving the sons of the contractor he hired to renovate his home,” per the DA’s statement.In that case, after abusing a 12-year-old boy, Beltran gave the child $10 and asked him not to inform his parents. The child ended up telling his mother about the abuse after she reportedly noticed him exhibiting strange behaviors. The little boy’s brother, 10, also said Beltran had abused him. In that case, a Nevada judge sentenced Beltran to probation and he was instructed to avoid minors.If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
A man who molested his friends’ kids, using ice cream and money to keep them from speaking out about the abuse, has been sentenced for his crimes.
On Friday, Alex Mauricio Padilla Beltran of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced to 293 years to life in prison for sexually abusing seven boys, some as young as 6. The victims were sons of family friends, according to astatementfrom the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
In November, a jury found Beltran, 58, guilty of 24 felony charges related to the seven kids’ abuse.
Beltran was charged in Orange County for the incidents involving seven boys from 6-13 years old, spanning from 2003 to 2017. In one instance, he locked a door and held down a 6-year-old boy before “orally copulating” him, per the Orange County DA.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
“Far too often, it’s not just the monsters hiding under the bed that we have to worry about,” Orange County DA Todd Spitzer said in the statement. “It’s the monsters hiding in plain sight at family birthday parties and around our kitchen tables, waiting for the perfect moment to prey on an innocent child for their sadistic sexual gratification.”
Before this conviction, Beltran, 58, had pled guilty to felony coercion and misdemeanor conspiracy to commit a crime in a 2009 Las Vegas case “involving the sons of the contractor he hired to renovate his home,” per the DA’s statement.
In that case, after abusing a 12-year-old boy, Beltran gave the child $10 and asked him not to inform his parents. The child ended up telling his mother about the abuse after she reportedly noticed him exhibiting strange behaviors. The little boy’s brother, 10, also said Beltran had abused him. In that case, a Nevada judge sentenced Beltran to probation and he was instructed to avoid minors.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
