A 28-year-old corrections officer was charged with 9 felony counts associated to the sexual abuse of a 15-year-old woman beneath his supervision at a youth correctional facility, the Ventura County district legal professional stated Wednesday.
Azzan Sandhu, of Fullerton, an worker of the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, was charged with seven counts of committing a lewd act on a baby, one depend of utilizing the kid for the creation of kid sexual abuse materials and one depend of speaking with a minor with the intent to commit a intercourse offense.
Every depend additionally carries an extra allegation that Sandhu took benefit of his place of confidence to commit the offenses in opposition to the kid, who was on the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility in Camarillo, the district legal professional’s workplace stated.
“The defendant is accused of utilizing his place of belief and authority to sexually abuse a weak feminine entrusted to his care,” Dist. Atty. Erik Nasarenko stated. “We are going to proceed to vigorously prosecute any particular person who’s alleged to have preyed upon and sexually exploited a minor.”
Sandhu pleaded not responsible to all expenses throughout an arraignment Wednesday. He’s accused of committing the offenses between December 2022 and February 2023, and of utilizing his cellphone to create youngster sexual abuse materials throughout the identical time.
Sandhu’s subsequent court docket look is scheduled for April 25. He stays in jail on $1 million bail.
