Defendant Convicted of Child Sexual Assault, Child Pornography
DATE: July 23, 2021
CASE: Ismael Gonzalez-Rivas (Case #19FE012600)
PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Sydne Jones, Special Assault & Child Abuse Unit
Ismael Gonzalez-Rivas was convicted by a jury of 18 counts of lewd acts with a child under the age of 14, three counts of lewd acts on a child age 14 to 15, and one count of possession of child pornography. The jury also found true a multiple victim allegation.
Gonzalez-Rivas began sexually assaulting the first victim in 1999 when the victim was 6 years old. The abuse continued until 2002 when the victim was 9 years old. Three years later, Gonzalez-Rivas began sexually assaulting the second victim when he was approximately 7 years old and continued the abuse for eight years. Gonzalez-Rivas frequently showed the second victim child pornography while abusing him. Both victims reported the abuse in 2018 when they were adults. Officers executed a search warrant at Gonzalez-Rivas’s house and found child pornography.
Gonzalez-Rivas faces multiple life sentences in prison. Sentencing is set for September 10, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 15 before the Honorable Kevin McCormick.