A Smartsville man has been sentenced to 23 years and four months in state prison six years after his arrest on accusations he tied a woman to a bed and raped her.
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Joseph Hubert Crespin
Joseph Hubert Crespin, 42, was sentenced to 16 months in state prison on April 23 to a felony count of arranging to meet with a minor for lewd purposes. He pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this year, Nevada County court records show.
Crespin received credit for already having served over 800 days in the Nevada County Jail while the case was pending, and will not have to serve any additional time in prison, prosecutors said.
Crespin was arrested March 1, 2020, after being caught in a sting operation set up by the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s detectives had received a tip that Crespin was using social media to solicit sex from two 13-year-old boys, and were able to use this information to set up a meeting with Crespin, the Sheriff’s Office has said.
By Liz Kellar | Staff Writer
A sexual assault suspect facing multiple charges has pleaded guilty to one of the counts and is facing a possible eight-year prison sentence.
Ray Anthony Sears, 49, has been in custody since September on a $375,000 bond on felony charges of kidnapping in order to commit rape and oral copulation of an unconscious victim, jail records state.
On Feb. 19, Sears pleaded guilty to one count of oral copulation of an unconscious person and sentencing was set for April 2. The other charge against him will be dropped, court records state.
Sears made an open plea, meaning there was no agreement as to his sentence, Assistant District Attorney Chris Walsh said.