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Kelseyville man sentenced to 20 years for child molestation case
Kevin Bruce Anderson, 52, was sentenced on Monday by Judge Andrew Blum, according to Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff.
Hinchcliff said Anderson received 20 years in prison for committing lewd and lascivious acts upon a child under 14 by use of force, fear and duress and committing acts of sexual penetration on a child under 14 by means of force, fear and duress.
Both offenses qualify as violent “strikes,” Hinchcliff said.
According to investigation and reports, Anderson gained a position of trust with the mother of the victim and used that to spend time alone with the little girl.
The investigation revealed that Anderson sexually assaulted the child on numerous occasions and threatened her in order to keep her from reporting the crimes.
The victim finally worked up the courage to tell her mother, who immediately contacted the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Hinchcliff said.
Hinchcliff said Lake County Sheriff's Deputy Shamus Stafford, who investigated the allegations, was able to obtain a recorded confession from Anderson.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Megan Lankford prosecuted the case for the District Attorney’s Office, and the Anderson was represented by defense attorney John Hinely, Hinchcliff said.