The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office has charged Matt Johnson (Age 42 of Apple Valley) with the continuous sexual abuse of a minor under 14-years-of-age.


CASE SYNOPSIS

On Monday, February 8, 2021, investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department conducted a sexual abuse investigation involving a child, in Apple Valley. At the conclusion of the investigation, Johnson was arrested.

After reviewing this case, our office has charged the following violation of the California Penal Code against Mr. Johnson:

Penal Code Section 288.5(a) – Continuous Sexual Abuse of A Minor Under The Age of 14 (Felony)
Any person who either resides in the same home with the minor child or has recurring access to the child, who over a period of time, not less than three months in duration, engages in three or more acts of substantial sexual conduct with a child under the age of 14 years at the time of the commission of the offense, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1203.066, or three or more acts of lewd or lascivious conduct, as defined in Section 288, with a child under the age of 14 years at the time of the commission of the offense is guilty of the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 6, 12, or 16 years.


CASE INFORMATION

DA Case Number: 2021-00-0007721
Court Case Number: FVI21000477
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