Crime & Safety

Man, 71, Pleads Guilty For Molesting 2 Girls He Was Related To In South Orange County

A 71-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to prison for molesting two relatives in Laguna Niguel.

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — A 71-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting two girls he was related to in Laguna Niguel, court records show.

Eusebio Buendia Ramos pleaded guilty to seven felony counts of lewd acts on a child younger than 14.

According to Orange County sheriff's deputies, the two girls were 12 and 13 years old when Ramos was charged in March 2021, and were roughly 9 and 10 years old when they were molested in 2018.

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Ramos has been in custody since March 5, 2021.

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