FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Tulare County jury found a 36-year-old man guilty of 24 counts of child molestation on Thursday.
According to court documents, Anthony Myers of Tulare was convicted of one count of oral copulation of a minor under the age of ten, one count of attempted oral copulation of a minor under the age of ten, ten counts of forcible lewd act upon a child under the age of 14, four counts of lewd act upon a child under the age of 14, eight counts of lewd act upon a child age 15, and one count of possession of child pornography.
The jury also found true the special allegation of substantial sexual conduct and that the crimes were committed against multiple victims. Each count is a felony and 24 of the counts are strike offenses.
Records show that ten of the crimes occurred between April 1, 2004 and January 14, 2010 and involved a female victim who was between five and ten-years-old at the time of the assaults.
Eight of the crimes occurred between May 8, 2014, and May 7, 2015, and involved a female victim who was 15-years-old at the time of the sexual assaults. Six of the crimes occurred between December 5, 2013, and June 8, 2017, and involved a female victim who was between four and seven-years-old at the time of the sexual assault.
Myers was also in possession of child pornography on or about June 30, 2017. All 25 crimes happen in various locations around the county.
Myers will be sentenced on October 12, 2018 and he faces 240 years-to-life in state prison.
Myers will also be required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.
