BRIEFS.Lancaster man held in girls' molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these LANCASTER -- A Lancaster man is being held in lieu of $5million bail on charges he 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. three girls over a period of several years, law enforcement and district attorney officials said Thursday. Christopher Jarold Hoff, 41, has been charged with 48 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. . Hoff is accused of molesting three girls, who ranged in age from 8 to 12 when the incidents began in 1998, officials said. Law enforcement officials are expected to disclose more details about the case today. Hoff was arrested by investigators with the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Team, a multijurisdiction team that includes the FBI, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. , the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). . Hoff is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 23. -- Daily News Grandson convicted in woman's murder LANCASTER -- A Lake Los Angeles man was convicted Thursday of murdering his 78-year-old grandmother, with whom he lived. An Antelope Valley Superior Court jury found 26-year-old Leonel Moncada guilty of first-degree murder in the May 2004 slaying of Elvira Diaz. Detectives at the time said she appeared to have been beaten, and Moncada reported the killing. He testified he was not at home when the murder occurred. Moncada pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity not guilty by reason of insanity n. plea in court of a person charged with a crime who admits the criminal act, but whose attorney claims he/she was so mentally disturbed at the time of the crime that he/she lacked the capacity to have intended to commit a crime. . The sanity phase of the trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday. -- Daily News Six Flags doesn't sell Magic Mountain parks VALENCIA -- Six Flags is selling seven of its theme parks, but not Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor, company officials said Thursday. The Valencia theme parks had been among several properties up for sale, as their New York-based owner tried to reduce $2.1billion in debt. But company officials decided to keep Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor, noting that business is up. ``Season pass and group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. are off to an amazing start for (this) year, and it became abundantly clear that this is going to be a great year for Magic Mountain,'' said Wendy Goldberg, spokeswoman for Six Flags Inc. The company, which owns 27 parks in North America, sold seven of them in a $312million deal. They are Six Flags Darien Lake in Buffalo, N.Y.; Six Flags Elitch Gardens in Denver; Frontier City and the White Water Bay water park in Oklahoma City; SplashTown in Houston; Waterworld USA in Concord, Calif., and Wild Waves and Enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. Village in Seattle. -- Alex Dobuzinskis |
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