A state appeals court in San Francisco on Wednesday upheld the convictions and lengthy prison sentences of two men in the brutal gang rape and beating of a year-old girl outside a Richmond High School homecoming dance in Jose Montano and Marcelles Peter were among six men convicted in the attack and were the only two to go to trial; four others pleaded guilty.
Montano and Peter were each convicted in Contra Costa County Superior Court in of forcible rape in concert, forcible sexual penetration in concert and forcible oral copulation with a special allegation of causing great bodily injury. The victim was attacked during a period of more than two hours in a dark courtyard outside the school on Oct.
She was found by police after a passerby called and she was airlifted in critical condition to a hospital, where she was for five days. Co-defendants Manuel Ortega and Ari Morales pleaded guilty to similar charges and received prison terms of 32 and 27 years.
Elvis Torrentes and John Crane were sentenced to six and three years in prison after pleading guilty to lesser charges. A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeal unanimously rejected Montano's and Peter's claims of errors in jury instructions and other procedures in the case. Her lawyer said she had relocated. Skip to content. San Francisco. Montano was sentenced to 33 years to life in prison and Peter to 29 years to life. Two men convicted in the gang rape of a teenage girl at Richmond High School learned their sentences Thursday.
Marcelles Peter, 20, was sentenced to 29 years to life and Jose Montano, 22, faces 33 years to life in prison for the attack, the maximum sentence possible. Jodi Hernandez reports. Donald Trump 9 hours ago. Donald Trump 10 hours ago. This article tagged under: San Francisco. Close Menu. Search for:.
