JUDGE SENTENCES SIMI MOLESTER TO 7 YEARS.Byline: Don Holland Daily News Staff Writer A Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. man who videotaped himself while molesting an 8-year-old victim was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday. Robert Wayne Nelson Wayne Nelson (born June 1, 1950 in Kansas City, MO) is an American musician best known for being a member of the famed Australian rock band, Little River Band. Shortly after his birth in Kansas City, Nelson's family moved to Rome, Illinois, a suburb of Peoria, Illinois. , 41, was sentenced to six years for the 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 and an additional one year for a previous conviction for receiving stolen property. With a long ponytail dangling on his shoulders and tattoos covering both arms, Nelson stared blankly at the defense table as attorneys discussed his fate. ``He videotaped the molestation and (on another occasion) admitted to videotaping the 8-year-old victim and some of her friends in various stages of undress, using a hidden camera,'' said Deputy District Attorney Margaret Coyle. Before sentencing, 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. declined to view the videotape. At the request of Nelson's attorney, Deputy Public Defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was Sue Olson, the case was pushed to the end of the day's calendar to minimize the number of jail inmates present during the sentencing hearing. Nelson pleaded guilty last month to one count 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. and a special allegation of substantial sexual contact. He could have been sentenced to up to nine years in prison. Two other charges, evading an officer and sexual exploitation of a child, were dismissed in exchange for the guilty plea. An unrelated domestic violence charge also was dropped. Nelson was arrested June 11 after Simi Valley police, who were investigating the molestation case, sought to apprehend him while he met with a friend in a parking lot at Madera Road and Los Angeles Avenue. Nelson fled in a rented car and led police on a chase through residential streets before he crashed into a tree on Golden Fern Court. As part of his sentence, Nelson was ordered to make restitution to the rental company. |
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