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   MARTINEZ (CBS SF) — A sixth grade science and math teacher from   
   Richmond was convicted Thursday of molesting over a dozen   
   victims for several years, according to the Contra Costa County   
   District Attorney’s Office.   
      
   Prosecutors said Ronald Guinto, 32, faces life in prison with   
   the possibility of parole when he is sentenced on March 24 in   
   Martinez.   
      
   He was found guilty on 87 of the 90 counts he was charged with,   
   including forcible child molestation, witness dissuasion and   
   kidnapping, according to prosecutors.   
      
   In 2002, Guinto lured his first victim, a then 12-year-old boy,   
   through an AOL chat room to sneak out of his home. Prosecutors   
   said Guinto proceeded to molest the boy on multiple occasions in   
   Santa Clara and Solano counties.   
      
   The defendant was convicted of 29 counts of child molestation   
   and kidnapping for acts committed with this victim alone,   
   prosecutors said.   
      
   Between 2008 and 2009, Guinto participated as a camp counselor   
   for summer camps in San Jose, where he molested multiple   
   victims. Additionally, prosecutors said Guinto kidnapped and   
   molested another 12-year-old boy from a church.   
      
   Prosecutors said in 2009, as part of a project with his Master’s   
   Program at Tuoro University, Guinto opened “Camp Epic” – a camp   
   for kids to attend amusement parks, camp outdoors and go on   
   other overnight trips.   
      
   Upon graduation from Tuoro in 2012 he began teaching at Making   
   Waves Academy.   
      
   According to prosecutors, parents allowed their children to join   
   “Camp Epic,” and go with Guinto on the overnight trips alone.   
      
   Prosecutors said while on the trips, Guinto would show the   
   children pornography, encourage sexual conversations amongst   
   campers and molest the children in their tents.   
      
   During his brief employment with Making Waves Academy from 2012   
   to 2013, he molested several children in multiple counties in   
   Northern California, in addition to his own home.   
      
   In a statement, Deputy District Attorney Alison Chandler praised   
   the jury for their guilty verdict, and called the perseverance   
   and courage by the victims inspiring.   
      
   Chandler said she was proud of the victims, and that justice had   
   been served.   
      
   http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/13/former-richmond-   
   teacher-found-guilty-on-87-counts-related-to-child-molestation/   
       
      
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