加州Fortuna男子性侵儿童与一名成人被判40年至终身监禁：陪审团全部罪名成立
加利福尼亚州洪堡县检察官办公室宣布，2026年11月4日，洪堡县高等法院法官 Christopher G. Wilson 判处 Fortuna 居民 Christopher Marc Griffin 40年至终身的州监禁刑期；现年31岁的 Griffin 此前已被陪审团裁定对两名受害人实施性犯罪的全部罪名成立。
据检察官办公室介绍，本案涉及两名受害人：一名幼童在多年间屡遭性侵，多年后才向一位信任的家人说出遭遇；在得知儿童的披露后，另一名成年受害人另行向 Fortuna 警察局报案，并向调查人员提交了她早在一年前就已就自己受侵害一事报案留下的记录。庭审中，两名受害人均出庭作证，一名儿童虐待研究专家也出庭解释称，遭受性侵的儿童延迟披露并不罕见；陪审团评议约四小时后，对全部指控作出有罪裁决。
检察官 Stacey Eads 表示：「没有任何判决能消除对这两位幸存者造成的伤害，但今天的结果反映了这些罪行的严重性。我感谢两位幸存者作证的勇气，希望这项判决能给她们带来些许安宁。」本案由高级副检察官 Whitney Timm 负责起诉，检察官办公室调查员 Martin Morris 与受害人证人专员 Keosha Chambers 协助；两名受害人在办案全程获得 North Coast Rape Crisis Team 的支持。Griffin 由当地律师 Paul Gallegos 辩护。
California Man Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Sex Crimes Against a Child and an Adult
The Humboldt County District Attorney's Office in California announced that on November 4, 2026, Superior Court Judge Christopher G. Wilson sentenced Christopher Marc Griffin, 31, of Fortuna, to 40 years to life in state prison. Earlier this year, a jury convicted Griffin of sex crimes committed against two separate victims.
According to the District Attorney's Office, the case involved a young child who was repeatedly sexually abused over a period of years, and an adult victim who was sexually assaulted by Griffin. The abuse of the child came to light years later, when she disclosed what had happened to a trusted family member. After learning of the child's disclosure, the adult victim separately reported her assault to the Fortuna Police Department and provided investigators with supporting documentation of a report she had made a year prior to the child's disclosure.
At trial, the jury heard testimony from both victims. An expert in child-abuse research also testified, explaining that it is not uncommon for children who have been sexually abused to delay disclosing the abuse. After approximately four hours of deliberation, the jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts.
District Attorney Stacey Eads said: "There is no sentence that can undo the harm done to these two survivors, but today's outcome reflects the seriousness of these crimes. I am grateful to both survivors for their strength in testifying, and I hope this sentence brings them some measure of peace." Senior Deputy District Attorney Whitney Timm prosecuted the case, with assistance from District Attorney Investigator Martin Morris and District Attorney Victim Witness Advocate Keosha Chambers. Both survivors received support throughout the case from the North Coast Rape Crisis Team. Griffin was represented by local attorney Paul Gallegos.
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图片来源：图：位于 Eureka 的洪堡县警长办公室与惩教设施，后方灰色建筑为洪堡县法院大楼。摄影 Ellin Beltz，公共领域，来源 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and correctional facility in Eureka, California, with the county courthouse building at the rear. Photo by Ellin Beltz, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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