Banning Teen to be Tried as Adult: Alleged Sex Acts on Two Girl Relatives
Anthony Soto, 17, a student at Beaumont High School, is accused of committing nine felonies on the two girls, according to court records and police.
A Banning teenager is going to be tried as an adult on suspicion of committing nine felony offenses on two girl relatives under age 14, according to court records and police.
Anthony Soto, 17, is accused of rape, penetration with a foreign object, and lewd and lascivious acts on the two girls between December 2008 and October 2011, according to a complaint filed Jan. 24.
Soto was named in the complaint because he is being charged as an adult.
Soto was arrested last week at his school, Beaumont High, and he was being held in a juvenile lockup with bail set at $1 million, according to Banning police Sgt. Alex Diaz.
The girls told a counselor at their school they had been victimized by Soto, and Banning police learned of the accusations from a school employee about two months ago, Diaz said.
Child Protective Services investigators looked into the initial report, but took no action, Diaz said. The girls' parents said they were not aware of the accusations, and the girls did not have obvious physical injuries, Diaz said.
Banning police submitted their findings to the District Attorney's Office in Riverside. Prosecutors filed charges last week, allowing police to get an arrest warrant for Soto.
Soto is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 6 in Riverside.
PClaus
8:45 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012
I do not think it's ethical to publish the name of the alleged offender, regardless whether he is tried as an adult. He is 17 years old, and he is for all purposes family of the victims, which endangers their privacy.
Diane92
5:59 pm on Monday, February 6, 2012
WOW! pascale...you are way behind the times!
this young person has probably put the face of death on these 2 girls, and relatives at that. you don't know the situation or those 2 girls.
If you had any brains, and have seen those 17 yr kids now a days, they have the build of some 28 yr olds. they drive, drink alcohol, and even have sex...wake up Mr. Ethical!
Vince
9:05 pm on Friday, February 3, 2012
Well...those sound like some pretty serious charges, AND too, you just never know who else may now step forward as a victim, thanks TO publishing his name...yeah?
Nikki
10:19 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012
I know this kid and even though he used to be my friend I can't stand to look at him now he deserves to have his name published. He made his bed its time for him to lay in it.
PClaus
2:51 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Diane, thank you for letting us know how articulate you are on the subject. Next time we need a lynch mob, we will know who to call. "They drive, drink alcohol, and even have sex" What an enlightened comment! Who is in the dark ages here? Listen, my main concern here, totally reasonable I would say, is with the privacy of the girls. This is a small town. Publishing the name of this family may complicate matters more than anything, and I don't see how it provides any valuable information for the public other than encouraging reactions such as yours, i.e., turning readers into judge, jury, and executioner. That's why the word "alleged" is used in the title, dear. Fortunately, although it's clearly in danger, in this country, people are still presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.
Watcher
10:50 am on Friday, February 10, 2012
I think that this all stemmed from upbringing maybe the mother had something to do with all this like not being around maybe jokingly saying things to her children that they believed... If I had to give blame I'd have to say its moms fault