sex crimes

Paul Herder was a private school teacher in Ojai. He gets a six year state prison sentence.

Prosecutors say man befriended his victims online, and then extorted them to get sexually explicit photos. They say he forced one victim to commit sexual acts.

Oxnard man gets two year state prison sentence, and must register as sex offender for life.

Some arrested are from Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.

A 70 year old Ventura County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of repeatedly molesting three of his relatives.…

Prosecutors say a Ventura County man could face more than 90 years in state prison after being convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl…

A South Coast photographer has been arrested after detectives say he tried to solicit young girls for sex acts, and for sexually explicit photos. Santa…

A former Canadian pastor has been sentenced to two years in state prison for a sex crime conviction on the Central Coast.San Luis Obispo County…

Sexual predators who use social media and other online portals to target their victims have increased dramatically in recent years. That has prompted the…