(Woodland, CA) – June 3, 2022 – On June 2, 2022, a 75-year-old former resident of West Sacramento, David John Sidhu, was convicted by a Yolo County jury of 28 acts of child molestation. Sidhu had committed these crimes over a seven-year period. Sidhu molested a family member, who’s name and exact relationship to Sidhu is being withheld, beginning when the victim was age five and continuing the molestation until the victim was age twelve. The jury also found that enhancements for every count were true, finding that each of the offenses was completed by the use of duress, and that each offense involved substantial sexual conduct.
The molestation was reported to law enforcement fifteen years after it had ended. Detective Andrea King with the West Sacramento Police Department completed the investigation and arrested Sidhu after working with the District Attorney’s Office to obtain a warrant.
The trial took place before the Honorable Timothy Fall. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Frits van der Hoek. The trial began on May 9, 2022, and the jury reached its verdict on June 2, 2022, after about three hours of deliberation. Sentencing is scheduled to occur on July 14, 2022, before Judge Fall. Sidhu faces a possible sentence of 224 years in state prison.
District Attorney Jeff Reisig praised the victim for her courage in coming forward and the West Sacramento Police Department for Detective King’s thorough investigation. “My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting these offenders who are the worst of the worst. This case is another example of how no matter how much time goes by, we will always work to obtain justice for victims and to keep the community safe from these violent sexual offenders.”
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