Crime & Safety

​Vacaville Man​ Pleads Guilty To Sexual Exploitation​ Of Minor

Michael Rubino, 37, used his iPhone to record a video of himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a 17-year-old, prosecutors said.

VACAVILLE, CA — A Vacaville man pleaded guilty this week to the sexual exploitation of a minor, US Attorney Eric Grant announced.

Michael Rubino, 37, used his iPhone to record a video of himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a 17-year-old girl over the period of six weeks in 2024, prosecutors said.

After his victim was admitted to a local hospital, Rubino told law enforcement officers that he never engaged in sexual conduct with her despite knowing that he had done so while she was a minor.

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Rubino is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 11. and is facing a mandatory minimum of 15 years in federal prison and a maximum of 30 years, as well as a $250,000 fine.


By Katy St. Clair / Bay City News

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