Merced Superior Court Judge Carol Ask sentenced a 35 year old man to 11 years in prison for the kidnapping and sexual assault of his ex-girlfriend. Raymond Parra, of Manteca, CA, a registered sex offender, was convicted on 2 counts of sexual battery and a count of kidnapping, but acquitted of a count of kidnapping for the purpose of sexual assault, a count which carries a mandatory 25 years to life prison sentence.
He kidnapped his ex-girlfriend from Livingston, CA in December 2006, took her to a remote location, then sexually assaulted her.
Manteca police arrested Parra at the request of the Livingston Police Department on the same day the crime occurred, Erickson said.
Erickson said the victim, who also testified during the trial, was extremely brave for coming forward to investigators. "Hopefully she got a little bit of closure from telling the jury what happened and having them believe her," Erickson said. "How humiliating, to have to tell these things to 12 people that you've never seen before. So it's gratifying that they listened to her and believed her."
Parra will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life after getting out of prison.
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