PERRIS, CA — A 32-year-old man caught with child pornography, who attended churches where youths were present despite bond requirements prohibiting him from doing so, is slated to be sentenced next month to a year in jail and ordered to register as a sex offender for life.
David Sanabria of Perris on Wednesday admitted two counts of possession of child porn and one count of contacting a minor for the purpose of committing a criminal offense under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors agreed to drop three related charges against Sanabria in exchange for his admissions.
Superior Court Judge Gary Polk scheduled a sentencing hearing for Nov. 21 at the Riverside Hall of Justice. The plea deal specifies 365 days in county jail, two years’ felony probation and lifetime status as a sex registrant under Penal Code section 290, which prescribes restrictions on where convicted sex offenders can work, with whom they can interact and where they can stay.
According to sheriff’s Investigator David Schell, Sanabria was first arrested last November following an investigation that uncovered instances in which he had sent sexually explicit material to minors, whose identities were not disclosed.
The defendant tried to arrange a meeting with one of the victims, with whom he was communicating via social media, but was unsuccessful, according to court papers.
He posted bond at the time, and one of the conditions of his release was that he not visit places where minors were gathered.
Schell said that Sanabria did just that, ” attending several churches in Riverside County (where he was) around and with children” in the congregation. That led to the defendant being re-arrested in April and held in lieu of $250,000 bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.
He has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.
