A 52-year-old man who molested two Lake Elsinore girls pleaded guilty on Friday, July 21, to eight counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old.
Victor Saragosa Morones of Temecula admitted the felony charges, as well as a sentence-enhancing allegation of targeting multiple victims in a sex crime, under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. In exchange for his admissions, prosecutors agreed to drop eight related offenses against Morones.
Superior Court Judge F. Paul Dickerson scheduled a sentencing hearing for Sept. 15 at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta and ordered that the defendant remain held without bail at the nearby Byrd Detention Center.
According to sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Reese, deputies initiated an investigation last November after r
