A 47-year-old Anza man who was arrested in July on suspicion of sexually assaulting a young child has been sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty to two felony counts involving a victim under the age of 10, according to Riverside County Superior Court records.
Anthony Onzures, 47, was taken into custody Friday, July 25 after Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a sexual assault involving a juvenile on the 37000 block of Bohlen Road in the unincorporated community of Anza. Deputies arrived around 4:30 p.m. and learned the suspect had fled. A search of the area led them to Onzures near State Highway 371 and Contreras Road, where he was arrested without incident, sheriff’s officials said at the time.
Onzures was originally charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and two counts of oral copulation with a child under 10, along with a misdemeanor charge of driving without a license.
Court records show Onzures plead guilty Friday, Oct. 17 to both counts of violating Penal Code 288.7(b), oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child under 10 years old. Two additional felony counts of lewd acts with a child were dismissed earlier in the case.
Judge F. Paul Dickerson III sentenced Onzures Wednesday, Nov. 12 to two consecutive terms of 15 years to life, for a total of 30 years to life in state prison. A criminal protective order was also issued at sentencing.
Onzures received 111 days of credit for time served while the case was pending.
Photo courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
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