LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Clearlake man has been sentenced to prison for sexually molesting a child.
Charles Lee Williamson, age 45, of Clearlake pleaded no contest to a charge of lewd acts with a minor, said Deputy District Attorney Rich Watson, who prosecuted the case.
Watson said Williamson also admitted that he had a prior conviction of first degree burglary from 1998 out of Mendocino County which is a strike offense under California sentencing laws.
The charges against Williamson stem from a report that he sexually assaulted a minor multiple times from 2010 through 2020 while living in Clearlake.
The investigation showed that Williamson had access to the minor during the time periods he was not incarcerated.
On Jan. 30, Judge Michael S. Lunas sentenced Williamson to 16 years in state prison.
Lunas’ decision came after denying defense attorney Thomas Feimer’s motion requesting the court dismiss the prior strike allegation.
Even though the prior strike allegation was over 20 years old, Watson argued that the prior strike should still be enforced because Williamson has lived a life of crime since his burglary conviction in 1998.
Williamson’s record included multiple drug and weapons convictions, a felony sexual assault conviction in 2015, and a felony grand theft conviction from 2017.
Conviction for a charge of lewd acts with a minor, which is a violation of Penal Code section 288(b)(1), limits accrual of work time credits to no more than 15% as defined in the penal code.
Clearlake man sentenced to 16 years prison for sexually abusing minor
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