Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 6/6/2008

Contact person(s):

Media Coordinator, Donna Edwards - 565-3099 Media Spokesperson, Assistant District Attorney Christine M. Cook

Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California

UNCLE WHO IMPREGNATED 12 YEAR OLD NIECE FOUND GUILTY OF CHILD MOLEST, FACING LIFE SENTENCE

District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua announced today that a Sonoma County jury convicted defendant Alvaro Garcia Badillo, 22, of Petaluma, of sex crimes committed against his minor niece. The jury found the Defendant guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a minor and found sentencing enhancements true alleging that he engaged in substantial sexual conduct with the victim and committed great bodily injury, for impregnating her.

District Attorney Passalacqua said, “We are pleased with the jury’s guilty verdict in this sad case and we will continue to do everything we can to protect our children from sexual predators.”

In April, 2006, when it was discovered the victim was pregnant, she disclosed to her family and law enforcement that her uncle had been molesting her for over a year. The victim reported that the Defendant first began molesting her when she was 11 years old and after a period of increasing sexual contact, began having regular intercourse with her. At the age of 12 the victim became pregnant, but hid that fact from everyone, until she was approximately seven months pregnant. The victim gave birth to a healthy infant on her own 13th birthday. DNA evidence conclusively proved the Defendant was the father of the child.

The defendant faces a life sentence in state prison. He will be sentenced on July 24, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Rene Chouteau. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Juliette Olson, who was assisted by DA Investigator Lisa Chapman. Detective Michael Pierre, was the lead investigator for the Petaluma Police Department in this case.