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Ventura County prosecutors say man faces a 480 year sentence for child molestation convictions

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Oxnard man convicted of six felony counts in jury trial.

A Ventura County man is potentially facing a 480-year prison sentence after being convicted of molesting two children over several years.

Prosecutors say Marcelino Arias Arca of Oxnard committed the crimes between 2005 and 2014. The victims finally told a family member what had happened, who then reported it to police.

The 68-year-old man was convicted of six felony molestation counts in a jury trial.

Prosecutors say he had a prior molestation conviction in 1988. He’s set to be sentenced in April.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.