A 21-year-old Hollister resident was arrested Wednesday for
child molestation after it was discovered that he was having sex
with the 14-year-old daughter of his 34-year-old girlfriend,
according to police.
Hollister – A 21-year-old Hollister resident was arrested Wednesday for child molestation after it was discovered that he was having sex with the 14-year-old daughter of his 34-year-old girlfriend, according to police.

Police arrested Gustavo Corona for having sex with a minor, performing lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and oral copulation with a person under 18, all felonies, said Hollister Police spokesman George Ramirez.

A little before 7pm on Wednesday, police arrived at a home on Holly Tree Circle in Hollister where they were notified by the mother of the girl after she accidentally learned of the incident, Ramirez said.

“She listened in on a phone conversation and heard sexual references,” Ramirez said. “She confronted the child, who admitted they had been having sex over the past month.”

Corona, who lives at 291 Line Street in Hollister, was then arrested and booked into the San Benito County Jail in lieu of $80,000 bail. He is still in custody.

If convicted of the charges, Corona would be required to register as a sex offender, Ramirez said, and could face up to four years in state prison or up to a year in the county jail, according to the California Penal Code.

Gustavo was convicted of misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and possession of a switchblade last year, but the current charges mark the first felony arrest for the Hollister resident, according to jail personnel.

Erin Musgrave covers public safety for the Free Lance. Reach her at 637-5566, ext. 336 or [email protected]

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