BRIEFLY : MOORPARK MAN GETS PRISON IN FONDLING.VENTURA - A Moorpark man who molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. a young relative after the girl's father committed the same crime against her, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Superior Court Judge Bruce Clark This article is about the American actor. For the British journalist and writer, see Bruce Clark (journalist). Bruce Allan Clark (born 5 March 1958, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is an actor who appeared in the 1970 TV series Here Come the Double Deckers. rejected defense arguments that David C. Whittington, 56, should be given probation because the molestations were partly the result of biochemical imbalances, depression and personal problems. The girl, now 12, was sent to stay at Whittington's home after she was abandoned by her mother and molested by her father. Whittington fondled the girl several times during a three-week period in April but stopped before he was caught. The child told a schoolmate, whose mother called police. During a police interview, Whittington admitted to the molestations, although his victim initially denied them. In June, Whittington pleaded guilty to three of five counts of child molestation Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. . The agreement, prosecutors said, spared the girl the trauma of testifying at trial. - Daily News Simi police seeking witness to robbery SIMI VALLEY - Simi Valley police are seeking an unknown witness who tipped off police following a bank robbery earlier this month, informing officials that the robbers had switched clothes and cars before attempting to flee. Police hope to talk to the man, who, while near the scene of the Premier Credit Union robbery, saw the robbers drive a short distance, change vehicles and clothes, then flee eastbound on the Ronald Reagan Freeway. Officials said the man continued to follow the suspects until he encounted a Ventura County sheriff's deputy along the freeway near De Soto Avenue, and informed the deputy of their switch. For information, call Detective Jay Carrott at (805) 583-6950. - Daily News Mother arrested in probe of theft SIMI VALLEY - A Simi Valley mother was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits meant for her 14-year-old daughter, authorities said. Claudia Manuel, 46, was arrested along with another resident, Michael Gavid, 41, when authorities served a search warrant on their home on the 4500 block of Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Street at 10 a.m., police said. Manuel was arrested on suspicion of grand theft, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia drug paraphernalia Controlled paraphernalia Substance abuse As defined in a regulatory context, DP is a hypodermic syringe, needle, metal or plastic (snorting) tube, or other instrument or implement or combination adapted for the administration of controlled and illegally furnishing prescription narcotic narcotic, any of a number of substances that have a depressant effect on the nervous system. The chief narcotic drugs are opium, its constituents morphine and codeine, and the morphine derivative heroin. See also drug addiction and drug abuse. drugs to her roommate. Gavid was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of an unidentified controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. , police said. The girl has lived with her father in Moorpark since Manuel lost custody of her after a narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. arrest in April. Manuel, who was being held on $20,000 bail, fraudulently received the girl's Social Security checks for the months of June, July and August, authorities said. - Daily News |
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