Accused Of Multiple Sex Acts With Murrieta Boy, Menifee Felon Gets Trial Date

MURRIETA, CA — A Sept. 17 trial date was confirmed Tuesday for a convicted sex offender accused of repeatedly assaulting a Murrieta boy and arranging for other men to sexually exploit the victim.

David Everett Leibowitz, 46, of Menifee is charged with three counts each of sodomy of a minor and oral copulation of a child, two counts of lewd acts on a child, and one count each of inducing a minor to perform commercial sex acts, child stealing, possession of child porn, arranging to meet a minor to commit a felony and indecent exposure to a minor.

During a hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice Tuesday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Joshlyn Pulliam conferred with the prosecution and defense regarding scheduling, and both sides agreed to prepare to move forward with proceedings in mid-September.

Leibowtiz is being held without bail at the Benoit Detention Center in Indio.

District Attorney's Office and Murrieta Police Department personnel jointly investigated his case over a period of months, culminating in the filing of charges during the summer of 2018.

According to the D.A.'s office, the defendant met the victim, identified only as a teenager, via a dating website in January 2015. Prosecutors allege that Leibowitz had the boy come to his residence, where the convicted felon committed "multiple violent sex acts" over an unspecified period of time, according to an agency statement.

It's further alleged that he invited other adult males — as yet unidentified — to engage in similar acts with the teen.

The alleged offenses did not come to light until several years later. It was unclear why.

Court records show Leibowitz has prior convictions for rape and lewd acts on a child under 14 years old, as well as theft.

If convicted in the current case, he could face life in prison with the possibility of parole.