[PRpond]
On September 18, 2015, SAMUEL JOHN HERNANDEZ was arrested by the South Lake Police Department for Felonious "Lewd & Licivious acts with a Child Under the age of 14-years-old." At the time of his arrest the bail was set at $500,000.
The 64-year-old South Lake Tahoe man wanted on multiple sex abuse charges was arrested at a Carson City casino. Hernandez was arrested at 2:31 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Carson Street after a brief pursuit by deputies. According to the arrest report, deputies received information that Hernandez was in Carson City and was as a passenger in a white Jeep Cherokee with California plates. A deputy located the Jeep and advised it was occupied by two men with Hernandez being the passenger.
On April 5, 2017, 66 year old Samuel Hernandez was convicted of three separate sexual assault crimes against three separate victims.
Mr. Hernandez was sentenced to 20 years in state prison and will have to register as a sex offender for life.
The fist charge was a violation of Penal Code section 288.5, continual sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 14, and stemmed from conduct that occurred from September, 2010, through September, 2015.
The second charge was a violation of Penal Code section 288(a), lewd act with a minor under the age of 14, for conduct with a different minor from December, 2011, until September, 2015.
The final charge was a violation of Penal Code section 288a(c)(2), forcible oral copulation with an adult victim on or between January, 2015, through September, 2015.
[People v. Samuel John Hernandez Case No. S15CRF0148]
