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A Day-Care Center Operator Arrested on Suspicion of Lewd Acts
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The operator of a South Los Angeles day-care center has been arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with her godson. Chelsea Nichole McClelland, 34, was arrested on suspicion of multiple instances of lewd acts with a child. She is being held in lieu of $400,000 bail at the Van Nuys jail. On Friday police responded to reports of a white van repeatedly parked in the neighborhood. Police found the boy in the vehicle, he told them he was 18, but after being interviewed by LAPD he admitted to being 13.
McClelland has three biological children and is the legal guardian of a fourth. At the time of her arrest, she was taking care of eight children at her day-care center. Det. Kim Porter said "Working cases like these involving young children is always disturbing, especially when you are a parent."
California Penal Code 288:
(a) Any person who willfully and lewdly commits any lewd or
lascivious act, including any of the acts constituting other crimes
provided for in Part 1, upon or with the body, or any part or member thereof, of a child who is under the age of 14 years, with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust, passions, or sexual desires of that person or the child, is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for three, six, or eight years.
(b) (1) Any person who commits an act described in subdivision (a) by use of force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury on the victim or another person, is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for three, six, or eight years.
(2) Any person who is a caretaker and commits an act described in subdivision (a) upon a dependent person by use of force, violence,duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury on the victim or another person, with the intent described in subdivision (a), is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for three, six, or eight years.
The charge of committing lewd acts can bear very harsh penalties, and for this reason it is important that you have the proper legal representation. If you or someone you know is being accused of a sex crime, contact the Hedding law office today at (818) 986-2092. Our criminal defense attorneys have an extensive amount of experience with these types of cases and will work hard to get the best possible outcome for your unique case.
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December 21, 2010 12:20 pm |
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