Man, 21, Guilty Of Lewd Acts On Girl

INDIO, Calif. (CBS) — A Desert Hot Springs man pleaded guilty today to felony charges stemming from a sexual relationship he had with an underage girl.

Juan Gabriel Montalvo, 21, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of committing a lewd act with a child under 14.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Dale R. Wells immediately sentenced Montalvo to three years in state prison, with credit for 209 days in custody, and ordered him to register as a sex offender.

Montalvo began a sexual relationship with the child after he was befriended by her family in January, said Sgt. David Florez of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

He was arrested in March.

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