"Nachito" , in happier times.
Posted on 10/26/2007 1:05:21 PM PDT by SmithL
OAKLAND - The son of Oakland City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women, all but one of whom were prostitutes.
Ignacio De La Fuente Jr., 34, must register as a sex offender, Judge Allan Hymer said during a short hearing in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, capping a case that has rocked the city's political scene.
De La Fuente Jr. smiled at his family and a woman called out, "We love you, Nachito," as he was led away by sheriff's deputies. The courtroom was filled with supporters of the council president, including City Council members Henry Chang and Pat Kernighan and former Councilman Danny Wan.
The elder De La Fuente declined to comment afterward. Last month, he and his family accused police of pumping up the charges to embarrass him during his unsuccessful run for mayor last year, an accusation De La Fuente's mother repeated today.
De La Fuente Jr. pleaded guilty to five felony charges in May during the middle of his trial, including two counts of rape. The agreement allowed him to avoid a possible sentence of 75 years to life.
He was accused of raping four women, three of them prostitutes and the fourth a 15-year-old girl who prosecutors say he mistook for a prostitute. The attacks happened between October 2003 and just before De La Fuente Jr. was arrested in April 2005.
His family says he committed no sexual assaults and pleaded guilty largely to spare loved ones the pain and embarrassment of a trial. The defense said three of the four incidents that prosecutors called sexual assaults were in fact consensual acts with prostitutes. The women later sought revenge for disputes over money, defense attorneys said.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"My son is a good boy! He would never rape a prostitute! He sleeps with prostitutes and then rips them off, is all . . . "
Exactly....it seems more and more of these incidents are happening...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
14 years means less than 4 with Good Behavior. So we are looking at a 38 year old pervert back on the streets of America.
Ignacio De La Fuente Jr. is a natural-born American citizen and the son of an American citizen.
There were no amnesties in 1960, when his father arrivede in the USA.
Was Gary Leon Ridgway the beneficiary of an immigration amnesty?
Where was their pimp?
He'll get plenty of dates IN prison.
Being raised “Liberal” has its downfalls.
Raping a 15-year old strikes me as a serious offense. Certainly nothing for his family to cheer about. Did he say, "Oh, sorry, my mistake" afterwards?
"Nachito" , in happier times.
Sorta. He didn't apologize, but he did say that he thought she was a hooker. I suspect that she didn't take much comfort from that.
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