Rafael Magana, 28, who was a choir group leader at Victory Outreach Church, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of lewd acts on a child on Nov. 6,…
A former San Ysidro church choir group leader who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl who was a member of the choir was sentenced this week to two years in state prison.to one count of lewd acts on a child on Nov. 6, 2021. He was ordered to register as a sex offender at his sentencing Tuesday.San Diego police said Magana, who was 25 years old at the time, drove the girl to and from a baby shower that day.
The prosecutor also argued Magana took advantage of the girl through his position as the victim's choir group leader and said Magana has a prior conviction in juvenile court for lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14, which occurred when he was 15 years old.
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