DA: Visalia man who sexually assaulted 5-year-old girl sentenced
VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man who the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office says sexually assaulted a five-year-old girl over the course between July and September of 2020 was sentenced this week in the Tulare County Superior Court.
Prosecutors say 28-year-old Elijah Harris was sentenced to life in prison for child molestation on Tuesday. The sentencing follows his no-contest plea on March 15 to one count of oral copulation of a child 10 years of age or younger, and one count of sexual penetration with a child 10 years of age or younger.
The DA’s office reports that the crimes were committed in Visalia between July and September 2020 against a girl who was five years old at the time of the assaults. Following the sentencing, Harris must register as a sex offender for life and serve 30 years prior to parole consideration.
