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A former tutor in Redwood City was given three years in state prison for the sexual abuse of a student, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
Aldo Ricardo Sepulveda Perez, 39, was found guilty of engaging in multiple acts of molestation between 2020 and 2021 with a child aged 11 and 12 at the time of the crimes, prosecutors said. Perez was hired as a tutor and over the course of 15 months, he engaged in hugging, touching, showing sex films and the use of sex toys.
“The victim finally told his mother so that the defendant would not molest other kids,” District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said in a release from his office.
Perez was arrested in 2023 following an investigation into reports of someone soliciting children for lewd purposes. He was originally booked into jail on suspicion of lascivious acts with a child, contacting a minor for sexual purposes and arranging to meet a minor for a lewd or lascivious act.
The investigation resulted in the seizure of electronic items from Perez’s home in the 200 block of First Avenue in unincorporated Redwood City and his work in the 1700 block of East Bayshore Road, according to the Redwood City Police Department.
According to prosecutors, the victim addressed the court and presented an impactful statement about his abuse.
The judge denied probation and sentenced Perez to state prison for three years with 132 days’ credit for time served. He will also have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
