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Jessica's Law conviction nets Woodland man 20-year sentence
By Niesha Lofing - nlofing@sacbee.com
Last Updated 8:52 am PDT Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A Woodland man has been convicted and faces more than 20 years in prison for molesting two girls, the first conviction in Yolo County under legislation aimed at punishing sex offenders.
Albert Shawn Aubuchon, 27, was convicted Friday of child molestation against a 10- and 12-year-old girl, according to a news release from Yolo County District Attorney Jeff W. Reisig's office.
Aubuchon was convicted on some counts under provisions of Jessica's Law, enacted in California in 2006 to target predators who attempt to lure children for sexual purposes.
Jessica's Law is named for Jessica Lunsford, a 9-year-old Florida girl who was raped and murdered in 2005 by a convicted sex offender.
Yolo Superior Court Judge Thomas Warriner is scheduled to sentence Aubuchon to 20 years, eight months in state prison on Sept. 8.
Aubuchon, a registered sex offender, befriended a 12-year-old girl in April 2007. Within days, the mother's girl saw Aubuchon inappropriately touch her, the release states.
The man also left text and voicemail messages on the girl's cell phone, attempting to build a relationship with her. The girl's mother and law-enforcement officials worked together to catch Aubuchon, who was arrested when he went to Douglas Junior High School to meet a person he believed to be the girl.
The district attorney's office subsequently filed charges against the man.
While free on bail, Aubuchon befriended the 10-year-old girl in December and drove her to dinner in a van, the release states. After dinner, he refused to allow the girl to leave the vehicle, locking her inside and molesting her, the release states.
Aubuchon was convicted of one count of lewd and lascivious acts with a 12-year-old child, one count of forcible lewd and lascivious acts with a 10-year-old child, one count of failure to register as a sex offender, three counts of communicating with a minor with the intent to commit a lewd and lascivious act and one count of arranging a meeting with a minor for the purpose of committing a lewd and lascivious act.
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