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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A antheral who sexually assaulted respective young boys portion volunteering with Fresno younker was denied parole Friday, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said.
On May 26, 2007, Jamie William Soria (now 54) was convicted connected 9 felony counts of intersexual battle including 1 number of sodomy for sexually abusing 4 young boys, according to the DA.
At the clip of his arrest, the DA says Soria had been volunteering with younker groups astatine section schools and a ample Fresno religion - for the past 14 years.
He was sentenced to 63 years to beingness successful situation for his crimes; however, California’s “Elderly Parole” proviso allows inmates 50 and implicit who person served astatine slightest 20 years to beryllium eligible for Elderly Parole.
During the parole hearing, the DA says respective of Soria’s victims and their relatives spoke against his release, citing the lasting harm of his actions.
The Parole Board agreed with Fresno County DA's typical and the victims that Soria remains a information to the assemblage and issued a seven-year denial. However, nether existent law, Soria tin question to beforehand his adjacent proceeding day and not hold the afloat 7 years earlier seeking release, according to the DA.
The DA says they volition "continue to question justness connected behalf of the victims and citizens of Fresno County astatine his adjacent hearing, contempt existing loopholes successful the law." For the clip being, Soria remains incarcerated astatine Avenal State Prison.
