LANCASTER – A 31-year-old man found guilty of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on her way to school in Lancaster was sentenced in an Antelope Valley courtroom Friday.
Charles Delshawn James was sentenced to serve 82 years to life in state prison and ordered to register for life as a sex offender.
“Before this incident, my daughter was innocent… she’s scared now,” the victim’s mother told the court.
James attacked the 14-year-old victim on the morning of Dec. 13, 2012, as the girl was on her way to Eastside High School in Lancaster. James grabbed the victim by her pony tail and dragged her into some bushes where he sodomized her, according to court testimony. During the attack he threatened to kill the girl and her family if she said anything.
Forensic evidence led police to James, who was arrested in South Carolina days after the attack. (Read more here.)
A local jury last month deliberated for less than two hours before finding James guilty of kidnapping for sodomy, attempted sexual penetration by a foreign object, forcible sodomy of a minor, lewd act on a child age 14 and dissuading a witness by force or threat.
The jury also found true the special allegations of kidnapping a minor and aggravated kidnapping.
At the sentencing hearing Friday, the victim’s mother said she was happy with the conviction and asked for “prayers” as far as James was concerned.
“I just don’t want him to be able to do it to anybody else, ever,” she said.
A restitution hearing on the case is set for July 25.
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Mann says
In the bushes? And no one saw? This is not a heavily dense city, eastside is pretty secluded. Lancaster is a [removed] desert!! How did NOT ONE PERSON SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON? Not my child not my problem?
CB says
Why is it that males convicted of rape aren’t castrated?
dumbandblind says
You rape one and get 82 years to life yet you rape 40 and released, given free housing located at 20315 East Avenue R, free transportation to go to and from counseling, free food, paid in full by the taxpayer.
Jose Barbosa says
He’ll be left with the other rapist in a segregated conditions. If anyone from general population gets ahold of him, they’ll make a piñata out of him.
jip joe says
All rapist regardless if they are a Deputy or citizen should receive a mandatory medical contribution sentence. Whether to experiment with new drugs, growing new limbs after forced amputation, or even brain experimentation; whichever the medical establishment needs. No more Hotel California.
joe says
Yeah nine years seemed a bit too lite to me too.
joe says
How many years did Deputy Jose Rigoberto Sanchez Get? Nine! What did he do again?
Sanchez pleaded no contest to rape under color of authority and soliciting a bribe.
Hmm 82 years and nine years….Hmmm
I've seen it all says
Do you know how many times Officers are propositioned during their careers? A ton. Woman throw that out there so many times, its ridiculous. There’s a big difference between agreeing to sex in exchange for not being arrested and grabbing a child off the street and sodomizing her! Lets get real here.
Susan says
Don’t put the blame on a rape victim just because you’ve gotten offers from desperate girls with no morals. That makes it look like you can’t resist their offers, nor should you be held responsible for a rape of a detainee because others have actually offered in the past. Get out of your line of business if you think like that.
joe says
I’ve heard the only difference between he criminal and the officer is the uniform.
I guess your right. If they want it give it to ’em ….Jose will only really be doing three and a half years anyway.
Eric says
I forgot the movie, but John Wayne said it best.
The deputy asks him “who he thinks he is talking to”. The Duke’s response; “A drunk with a tin star on his chest!”
david G says
Glad justice was served
Tkave says
Good. Rot in hell, pig.
James Sosa says
I hope you enjoy what you got coming in jail !