| Serial Predator Gets 20 Years For Raping Child |
| Fri, October 31, 2014 |
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45 year-old Brian Charlesworth who was convicted of raping a 6 year-old girl, will spend 20 years in jail. That's the sentence that
ustice Troadio John Gonzalez handed him today at his mitigation hearing. This is his second conviction for carnal knowledge - and other details of his criminal record show that he is a pedophile and a sexual predator.
Charlesworth's former employer testified and told the court that as far as he knows, Charlesworth is of good character. In passing sentence, Justice Gonzalez noted that based Charlesworth's criminal history, he is a convicted pedophile or child molester, and so he cannot get a sentence less than 12 years. That's because in 2001, Charlesworth was convicted of carnal knowledge, and he was sentenced to 12 years in jail for that. He is also serving 3 years for indecent assault, an offence for which he was convicted last year.
Justice Gonzalez explained that the prison sentence must fit Charlesworth, who is a repeat offender. With that, he ruled that Charlesworth must serve 20 years in jail.
As we told you, he stood trial before Justice Gonzalez earlier this month, where the girl testified against him as the main witness. She told the court - in a closed session - that between January and October 21, 2011, Charlesworth raped her.
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